Patents by Inventor Gary Don Cochran

Gary Don Cochran 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).

  • Force or field balance device and method for measuring position
    Patent number: 7710107
    Abstract: A device and method for disclosing position of a positionable input by positioning the input over a range of positions to cause the magnitude of the directional component of a vector representing a field or force produced by a source to change from a reference magnitude or reference direction as the input is being positioned while an electric circuit that contains a sensor for sensing the directional component is changing the value of an electric signal for restoring the magnitude of the directional component being sensed by the sensor to the reference magnitude or reference direction, and using the value of the electric signal to disclose the position of the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Inventor: Gary Don Cochran
  • Force or Field Balance Device and Method for Measuring Position
    Publication number: 20080136405
    Abstract: A device and method for disclosing position of a positionable input by positioning the input over a range of positions to cause the magnitude of the directional component of a vector representing a field or force produced by a source to change from a reference magnitude or reference direction as the input is being positioned while an electric circuit that contains a sensor for sensing the directional component is changing the value of an electric signal for restoring the magnitude of the directional component being sensed by the sensor to the reference magnitude or reference direction, and using the value of the electric signal to disclose the position of the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: PTC ORGANICS, INC.
    Inventor: Gary Don Cochran