Patents by Inventor Chad Austin Smutzer

Chad Austin Smutzer 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).

  • Torque sensor
    Patent number: 9157816
    Abstract: A torque sensing device includes a rotating component configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and a first sensor positioned adjacent to the rotating component to sense instantaneous angular position of the rotating component at a first location. A second sensor is positioned adjacent to the rotating component radially inboard of the first sensor to sense instantaneous angular position of the rotating component at a second location. A controller is operably coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. The controller determines a relative phase shift between a first signal generated by the first sensor and a second signal generated by the second sensor to calculate an output proportional to a torque applied to the rotating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: TIAX LLC
    Inventors: Chad Austin Smutzer, J. Thomas Fowler, Thomas Kotwal, Michael Rutberg, J. Robert Fricke
  • Torque Sensor
    Publication number: 20140298922
    Abstract: A torque sensing device includes a rotating component configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and a first sensor positioned adjacent to the rotating component to sense instantaneous angular position of the rotating component at a first location. A second sensor is positioned adjacent to the rotating component radially inboard of the first sensor to sense instantaneous angular position of the rotating component at a second location. A controller is operably coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. The controller determines a relative phase shift between a first signal generated by the first sensor and a second signal generated by the second sensor to calculate an output proportional to a torque applied to the rotating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Tiax LLC
    Inventors: Chad Austin Smutzer, J. Thomas Fowler, Thomas Kotwal, Michael Rutberg, J. Robert Fricke