Patents by Inventor Frederick T. Elsey, Jr.

Frederick T. Elsey, Jr. 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: 5816778
    Abstract: A control system for controlling the stroke length of an axially reciprocating shaft in a double-diaphragm pump between a leftmost shaft position and a rightmost shaft position. In one embodiment, the control system includes a marker on the shaft of the pump. A sensor is positioned adjacent to the shaft and located along the longitudinal axis of the shaft with respect to the marker to sense a change in the position of the marker when the shaft is at the leftmost and rightmost positions. The sensor sends signals to a controller that in turn sends a response signal to a driver. The drive alternates directing pressurized air to a first air cell and a second air cell to selectively reciprocate the shaft in a desired direction between the leftmost and rightmost shaft positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick T. Elsey, Jr., Bryce R. Peppard