Patents by Inventor Lamap F. Ricks

Lamap F. Ricks 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).

  • Multiple output magnetic sensor
    Patent number: 7049914
    Abstract: A door position sensing system includes a door claw having first and second magnets mounted thereon, and a Hall sensor mounted so as to sense the magnetic fields of the first and second magnets. The first magnet is mounted in a door half-latch position, and the second magnet is mounted in a door full-latch position. A processor is responsive to the Hall sensor to provide outputs indicating the half-latch and full-latch positions of a door. The processor may also be arranged to indicate a door open position when neither magnet is near the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Lamb, Lamap F. Ricks, Greg R. Furlong, Curtis B. Johnson
  • Multiple output magnetic sensor
    Publication number: 20040217832
    Abstract: A door position sensing system includes a door claw having first and second magnets mounted thereon, and a Hall sensor mounted so as to sense the magnetic fields of the first and second magnets. The first magnet is mounted in a door half-latch position, and the second magnet is mounted in a door full-latch position. A processor is responsive to the Hall sensor to provide outputs indicating the half-latch and full-latch positions of a door. The processor may also be arranged to indicate a door open position when neither magnet is near the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Wayne A. Lamb, Lamap F. Ricks, Greg R. Furlong, Curtis B. Johnson