Patents Assigned to Maximum, Inc.
  • Angular position sensor using a polarized disc with coded tracks
    Patent number: 5235177
    Abstract: An angular position transducer which determines rotation of a shaft from zero to 360 degrees using a polarized disc with coded tracks, a light source and light detector, and various processing devices to convert an analog signal generated by polarizing light into a discrete output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Maximum, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul L. Hutchinson, W. Gordon White, deceased