Patents by Inventor Eric J. Hamman

Eric J. Hamman 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).

  • Patent number: 5722460
    Abstract: A novel digital servo valve system for use in controlling a displaceable actuator includes a valve body with ports, a valve spool displaceable within the valve body to regulate fluid flow through the ports, and a motor having a drive shaft which displaces the valve spool. The system is characterized by a null adjustment mechanism which makes a null rotational position of the drive shaft coincide with a null position of the valve spool, at which positions the valve spool cuts off fluid flow through the ports. The null adjustment mechanism provided in accordance with the present invention permits the null positions of the valve spool and stepper motor to be adjusted without having to disassemble the servo valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Olsen Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Zenny Olsen, Eric J. Hamman, Gary F. D'Angelo