Patents by Inventor Stephen William TILLOTSON

Stephen William TILLOTSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20230251111
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing a position sensing component are disclosed herein. An example position sensing component may comprise: a sensing coil; a moveable core disposed within the sensing coil; an oscillator circuit; and a feedback control circuit coupled to the oscillator circuit, wherein the position sensing component is configured to: maintain a fixed amplitude voltage in response to a variable current signal provided by the oscillator circuit in conjunction with the feedback control circuit, and generate an oscillator circuit output signal that is linearly proportional to a position of the moveable core with respect to the sensing coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph M. Walling, John Jerred, Keith D. Larson, Michael Fettig, Stephen William Tillotson
  • Patent number: 11650081
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing a position sensing component are disclosed herein. An example position sensing component may comprise: a sensing coil; a moveable core disposed within the sensing coil; an oscillator circuit; and a feedback control circuit coupled to the oscillator circuit, wherein the position sensing component is configured to: maintain a fixed amplitude voltage in response to a variable current signal provided by the oscillator circuit in conjunction with the feedback control circuit, and generate an oscillator circuit output signal that is linearly proportional to a position of the moveable core with respect to the sensing coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Walling, John Jerred, Keith D. Larson, Michael Fettig, Stephen William Tillotson
  • Publication number: 20220291020
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing a position sensing component are disclosed herein. An example position sensing component may comprise: a sensing coil; a moveable core disposed within the sensing coil; an oscillator circuit; and a feedback control circuit coupled to the oscillator circuit, wherein the position sensing component is configured to: maintain a fixed amplitude voltage in response to a variable current signal provided by the oscillator circuit in conjunction with the feedback control circuit, and generate an oscillator circuit output signal that is linearly proportional to a position of the moveable core with respect to the sensing coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph M. Walling, John Jerred, Keith D. Larson, Michael Fettig, Stephen William Tillotson
  • Patent number: 11174917
    Abstract: Example systems, apparatuses and methods are disclosed for gear reduction. An example system comprises a second gear configured to be disposed in mesh with a first gear coupled to an input shaft. The system further comprises a carrier housing configured to be fixably disposed within the second gear. The system further comprises a third gear configured to be disposed within the carrier housing; a fourth gear configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear, wherein the third gear is further configured to rotate about the fourth gear; an anti-backlash gear coupled to the fourth gear and configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear; and a fifth gear configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear. The second gear, the fourth gear, the anti-backlash gear, and the fifth gear are configured to be disposed along a common axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Keith D. Larson, John Jerred, Stephen William Tillotson, Chandra Sudhakar Gudimetla, Mahesh Basavantappa Hallikeri, Joe Walling
  • Publication number: 20200278010
    Abstract: Example systems, apparatuses and methods are disclosed for gear reduction. An example system comprises a second gear configured to be disposed in mesh with a first gear coupled to an input shaft. The system further comprises a carrier housing configured to be fixably disposed within the second gear. The system further comprises a third gear configured to be disposed within the carrier housing; a fourth gear configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear, wherein the third gear is further configured to rotate about the fourth gear; an anti-backlash gear coupled to the fourth gear and configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear; and a fifth gear configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear. The second gear, the fourth gear, the anti-backlash gear, and the fifth gear are configured to be disposed along a common axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Keith D. LARSON, John JERRED, Stephen William TILLOTSON, Chandra Sudhakar GUDIMETLA, Mahesh Basavantappa HALLIKERI, Joe WALLING