Patents by Inventor Mitchell C. Owen, Jr.

Mitchell C. Owen, Jr. 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).

  • Pedal actuated switch assembly
    Patent number: 6953904
    Abstract: A pedal actuated switch assembly The switch assembly comprises a housing, a linear actuator resiliently supported in the housing and coupled with the a pedal for linear movement relative to the housing, a rotational actuator rotatably supported in the housing and coupled with the linear actuator such that the linear movement of the linear actuator produces a rotational movement of the rotational actuator, and an electrical switch supported in the housing and controllable by the rotational movement of the rotational actuator for selectively opening and closing the electrical switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: James Meagher, Mitchell C. Owen, Jr.