Patents by Inventor Lawrence A. Mize

Lawrence A. Mize 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).

  • Patent number: 4078224
    Abstract: A roll warning system to alert a vehicle operator of the amount of transverse weight shift or roll of the vehicle. The warning system includes a pair of strain sensing units mounted to opposing suspension units of the vehicle, voltage generating circuitry responsive to the strain measuring units, and output circuitry responsive to the voltage generating circuitry for providing the warning indicia to the operator. Each strain sensing unit responds to the distortion induced by the weight of the vehicle in the suspension unit to which the sensing unit is attached by generating a signal representative of such distortion. The voltage generating circuitry receives these distortion representative signals, amplifies their difference, and generates a voltage representative of the difference in weight supported by each of the opposing suspension units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Inventor: Lawrence A. Mize