Patents by Inventor Dale E. Teeters

Dale E. Teeters 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 position sensor with integrated led indicators
    Publication number: 20090091313
    Abstract: A system for use in association with a mechanical transmission, including a gear selector lever movable between a plurality of shift positions corresponding to respective transmission settings, an inductive position sensor that senses a shift position of the gear selector lever, and a visual indicator that provides a visual indication of the selected transmission setting. The position sensor includes inductive sensor elements electromagnetically coupled together and sensor circuitry integrated onto a circuit board which generates a sensor output signal corresponding to the shift position of the gear selector lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Dale E. Teeters, Robert H. Luetzow