Patents by Inventor George S. Jewell

George S. Jewell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Position sensing apparatus
    Patent number: 4583297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensing apparatus for sensing the displacement of a movable object relative to its ideal vertical path of travel. The apparatus includes two elongate reference wires extending parallel to the ideal vertical path of travel of the object. The apparatus further includes two sensing devices mounted for movement with the object. Each of the sensing devices is normally positioned a predetermined distance from a respective one of the reference wires such that engagement of the reference wire by the sensing device indicates that the object has been displaced about or from its expected predetermined path of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: George S. Jewell