Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Creak

Jeffrey Creak 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).

  • Sensor Assembly Outputting a Condition of a Sensor
    Publication number: 20230384354
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a sensor generating a sensor signal, an output unit and a condition unit receiving the sensor signal output from the sensor, and a test line connected to the sensor and the condition unit. The output unit outputs a signal output representative of a state detected by the sensor. The condition unit outputs a condition output representative of a condition of the sensor. The test line is bidirectional and outputs the condition output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Measurement Specialties, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Creak, Michael Pedrick
  • Encoder using magnet drop out feature for theft detection
    Patent number: 8441254
    Abstract: An encoder to be mounted to a shaft extending from a piston meter configured to compute a volume of distributed fluid includes a magnet affixed to the shaft via a floating magnet holder, a magnetic sensor configured to sense the flux density and direction of a magnetic field created by the magnet and to output a signal indicating the flux density and direction of the magnetic field to a printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board configured to output a signal indicating the volume of distributed fluid if the encoder has not been tampered with and configured to output an error signal if the encoder has been tampered with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Measurement Specialties, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip A. Amante, Jeffrey Creak
  • ENCODER USING MAGNET DROP OUT FEATURE FOR THEFT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20110148399
    Abstract: An encoder to be mounted to a shaft extending from a piston meter configured to compute a volume of distributed fluid includes a magnet affixed to the shaft via a floating magnet holder, a magnetic sensor configured to sense the flux density and direction of a magnetic field created by the magnet and to output a signal indicating the flux density and direction of the magnetic field to a printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board configured to output a signal indicating the volume of distributed fluid if the encoder has not been tampered with and configured to output an error signal if the encoder has been tampered with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Philip A. Amante, Jeffrey Creak