Patents by Inventor Laverne E. Buess

Laverne E. Buess 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).

  • Angular position transducer having a bipolar analog output signal
    Patent number: 4445044
    Abstract: A device for providing an indication of the position of a material (80) within a conveyor system includes a dancer roller (83) for engaging the material (80) and bidirectionally varying its angular position relative to a preselected axis, and a transducer (10) operatively connected via a shaft (15) to the dancer roller (83). Transducer (10) includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (21,22) and phototransistors (23,24) mounted in spatial relation upon a plate (33) perpendicularly fixed to the shaft (15) and adjustably carrying a plurality of light cams (34,35) interposed between the light emitting diodes (21,22) and the phototransistors (23,24). As the angular position of shaft (15) is varied by dancer roller (83), illumination upon phototransistors (23,24) similarly proportionally varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: L. E. Buess, Inc.
    Inventor: Laverne E. Buess