Patents by Inventor Alf L. Carroll, Jr.

Alf L. Carroll, Jr. 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: 4227100
    Abstract: An electric force motor includes two movable and independently actuatable coils energized by a single magnetic circuit. Air gaps are formed at respective ends of a tubular permanent magnet between a core of magnetically permeable material mounted within the magnet and pole pieces attached to opposite ends of the magnet. Such a configuration thus establishes a serial magnetic circuit connecting the magnet and the core through each of the air gaps. The two coils, each positioned within the respective air gaps, receive independent electrical input signals to develop corresponding output forces. Interactions between each coil that would tend to affect accuracy are minimized by choosing a magnet of high coercivity and by limiting the amount of input current applied to each coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1980
    Assignee: The Foxboro Company
    Inventors: Frederick D. Ezekiel, Alf L. Carroll, Jr.