Patents by Inventor Don Bird

Don Bird 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).

  • Publication number: 20030197516
    Abstract: A slider assembly for use in a linear or rotary position sensor having a board that includes ink strips. The slider assembly includes a base element having a plunger for attachment to an object whose position is being detected. Finger elements extend from the base element, wherein the finger elements contact the ink strips and are biased against the ink strips. A spring device having first and second spring elements is also included, wherein the first and second spring elements contact portions of the board that do not include the ink strips. The contact portions are biased against the board to reduce relative motion between the finger elements and the ink strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Don Bird, Russell Miles Modien, Kenneth Peter Nydam