Patents by Inventor Kim F. Jones

Kim F. Jones 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).

  • Proximity switch
    Patent number: 5926018
    Abstract: A magnet sensor or "proximity switch" for sensing reciprocation of for example a spool within a lubrication distributor block. The sensor provides a threaded nozzle for screwing into the block with a bore therethrough. A magnet holder extends out of the nozzle and mounts a magnet thereto recessed inside the housing. The magnet holder is moveable reciprocally by the reciprocating spool. A sensor body is connected to the housing and holds a magnetic sensing element such as a Hall effect sensor adjacent to the housing for sensing the proximity of the magnetic field of the reciprocating magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Lubriquip, Inc.
    Inventor: Kim F. Jones
  • Linear position sensor including a first open housing having a reciprocal, biased magnet holder and magnet and removable second housing having a hall sensor
    Patent number: 5565770
    Abstract: A magnet sensor or "proximity switch" for sensing reciprocation of for example a spool within a lubrication distributor block. The sensor provides a threaded nozzle for screwing into the block with a bore therethrough. A magnet holder extends out of the nozzle and mounts a magnet thereto recessed inside the housing. The magnet holder is moveable reciprocally by the reciprocating spool. A sensor body is connected to the housing and holds a magnetic sensing element such as a Hall effect sensor adjacent to the housing for sensing the proximity of the magnetic field of the reciprocating magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Lubriquip, Inc.
    Inventor: Kim F. Jones