Patents by Inventor Balluff, Inc.

Balluff, Inc. 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).

  • INDUCTIVE SENSOR ACTUATOR WITH RECIPROCATING CONTACT POST
    Publication number: 20130207672
    Abstract: A sensor assembly comprises a housing, a bushing, a contact post, and a sensor. The housing has a hollow interior and the bushing is disposed within the hollow interior of the housing at a distal end of the housing. The bushing has a hollow interior, and the contact post is configured to slide within the hollow interior of the bushing as a tip of the contact post comes into contact with a surface. The contact post has a partial bore and the sensor is configured to slide into the partial bore if necessary. The sensor is also configured to measure a distance between the bottom of the contact post and a tip of the sensor. The sensor may communicate the measurement to a data processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: BALLUFF, INC.
    Inventor: Balluff, Inc.