Patents by Inventor Jorge Armando Mendez

Jorge Armando Mendez 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).

  • Apparatus for mounting and aligning an angular position sensor to a rotating shaft
    Patent number: 11118945
    Abstract: An adjustable device for mounting an angular position sensor such as an encoder to a large diameter rotating shaft such as a motor shaft is provided. The adjustable device includes a specially configured alignment plate, a coupling shaft, a spherical joint, and a plurality of fixing bolts and adjustment screws that are disposed symmetrically on the adjustment plate and radially offset from the shaft rotation axis. The fixing bolts and adjustment screws are generally disposed the same radial distance from the central rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Jorge Armando Mendez
  • APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING AND ALIGNING AN ANGULAR POSITION SENSOR TO A ROTATING SHAFT
    Publication number: 20210096007
    Abstract: An adjustable device for mounting an angular position sensor such as an encoder to a large diameter rotating shaft such as a motor shaft is provided. The adjustable device includes a specially configured alignment plate, a coupling shaft, a spherical joint, and a plurality of fixing bolts and adjustment screws that are disposed symmetrically on the adjustment plate and radially offset from the shaft rotation axis. The fixing bolts and adjustment screws are generally disposed the same radial distance from the central rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Jorge Armando Mendez