Patents by Inventor Jack L. Beaver

Jack L. Beaver 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: 4377346
    Abstract: In an electronic thermostatic circuit, a resistive bridge network is employed to sense the level of the ambient temperature. The bridge includes three legs having fixed resistors and one leg having a temperature sensitive resistor as well as a serially connected adjustable potentiometer. The adjustable potentiometer is adjustable to provide a selected set point for the operation of the thermostat within a given range of temperatures. The adjustable potentiometer is provided with a shaft to which an adjusting knob having a pointer thereon is secured by means of a slip fastener. Calibration of the assembly is accomplished by turning the knob with its pointer pointed in a preferred direction then holding the knob while adjusting the shaft and the associated potentiometer until the bridge output corresponds with the value indicated by knob pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1983
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventors: Jack L. Beaver, Jerry P. Schroeder, John M. Whitney