Patents by Inventor James L. Leeson, deceased

James L. Leeson, deceased 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: 5081903
    Abstract: A multiplexed hydraulic control system having a plurality of hydraulic channels for individually controlling the positions of a plurality of actuators in the respective channels in accordance with a corresponding plurality of electrical control signals. The system includes a relatively small multiplexing valve or valve array which has a common input and a plurality of individually selected outputs. The multiplexing valve has a control input which is responsive to a source of binary selector signals, such selector signals being used to directly address any particular channel connected to the multiplexer. The system also includes means for modulating a hydraulic signal in accordance with selected ones of the plurality of electrical control signals, and applying the modulated hydraulic signal to the multiplexer common input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Woodward Governor Company
    Inventors: John W. Wardle, Dale W. Sievert, James L. Leeson, deceased