Patents by Inventor Andrew Ruether

Andrew Ruether 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).

  • Integral electrode tilt sensor and method for making same
    Patent number: 7886451
    Abstract: Fabrication methods are provided for an electrolytic tilt sensor which includes a containment envelope defining an interior space; at least first and second electrodes disposed along, and in contact with, a first interior surface portion of the containment envelope, said first and second electrodes being spaced apart from each other to define a gap between respective opposing edges of the first and second electrodes; at least a third electrode disposed along and in contact with a second interior surface portion of the containment envelope opposite said first interior surface portion; an electrolyte solution at least partially filling the interior space of the containment envelope to provide a bubble; and means for hermetically sealing the containment envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Fredericks Company
    Inventors: Andrew Ruether, Joseph J. Seipp, Jr.
  • Integral electrode tilt sensor and method for making same
    Publication number: 20090260242
    Abstract: Fabrication methods are provided for an electrolytic tilt sensor which includes a containment envelope defining an interior space; at least first and second electrodes disposed along, and in contact with, a first interior surface portion of the containment envelope, said first and second electrodes being spaced apart from each other to define a gap between respective opposing edges of the first and second electrodes; at least a third electrode disposed along and in contact with a second interior surface portion of the containment envelope opposite said first interior surface portion; an electrolyte solution at least partially filling the interior space of the containment envelope to provide a bubble; and means for hermetically sealing the containment envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew Ruether, Joseph J. Seipp, JR.