Patents by Inventor Rick Hatlen

Rick Hatlen 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).

  • Movable contact sensor assembly having sealed construction
    Patent number: 9885615
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a tubular housing having an inner surface defining an axial chamber and a temperature sensor disposed in the axial chamber and moveable along an axial direction of the tubular housing. The sensor assembly further includes a seal carrier movable with the temperature sensor, and a sealing member disposed around the seal carrier. The sealing member is in sliding contact with the inner surface of the tubular housing and hermetically seals an interface between the sealing member and the inner surface of the tubular housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Rick Hatlen, Art Volbrecht, Ryan Affara
  • MOVABLE CONTACT SENSOR ASSEMBLY HAVING SEALED CONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20150185084
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a tubular housing having an inner surface defining an axial chamber and a temperature sensor disposed in the axial chamber and moveable along an axial direction of the tubular housing. The sensor assembly further includes a seal carrier movable with the temperature sensor, and a sealing member disposed around the seal carrier. The sealing member is in sliding contact with the inner surface of the tubular housing and hermetically seals an interface between the sealing member and the inner surface of the tubular housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Rick Hatlen, Art Volbrecht, Ryan Affara