Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Mayo

Kenneth R. Mayo 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).

  • Apparatus for remotely indicating angular position
    Patent number: 4493155
    Abstract: A sensor (16) is affixed to a piece of rotatable equipment (10). The sensor has a rolling member (26) freely moveable within a cage member (18). In operation, the rolling member (26) contacts electrically conductive surfaces (28,30) disposed about the interior of the cage member. By determining which particular pair of surfaces are currently in contact with the rolling member, the orientation of the cage member with respect to the horizontal is known. The preferred embodiment utilizes a resistor network (34) and an electrical measuring device (48) for making this determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph H. Comeau, Joseph E. Kowles, John P. Lareau, Kenneth R. Mayo, Herbert A. Runde