Patents by Inventor Patrick B. Blakesley
Patrick B. Blakesley 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).
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Patent number: 8680727Abstract: A brushless rotary actuator comprises a housing including a motor housing defining a cavity for a motor assembly and a cover defining a cavity for a gear assembly. The motor assembly includes a rotor and a stator with a plurality of bobbins. A clip in the form of a ring plate is seated against the bobbins for retaining the bobbins on the stator. Fingers formed on the ring plate are fitted into respective slots defined by respective bobbin terminals. A circuit board is seated in the housing against an interior shoulder of the motor housing. A plate is seated in the housing against a peripheral rim of the motor housing in a spaced relationship above the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Douglas Edward Cors, Patrick B. Blakesley, Ryan P. Garver, Derek L. Crites
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Publication number: 20110115479Abstract: A rotary position sensor assembly includes a ring magnet extending around the outer surface of a rotatable through shaft. A sensor which measures changes in the direction of the magnetic flux generated by the magnet in response to rotation of the shaft and a pair of magnet pole pieces are located opposite and spaced from the magnet. The sensor is located between the pair of pole pieces and the pole pieces conduct the magnetic flux over the sensor and nominalize the strength of the magnetic flux sensed by the sensor over the full range of rotation of the shaft relative to the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventor: Patrick B. Blakesley
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Publication number: 20100301691Abstract: A brushless rotary actuator comprises a housing including a motor housing defining a cavity for a motor assembly and a cover defining a cavity for a gear assembly. The motor assembly includes a rotor and a stator with a plurality of bobbins. A clip in the form of a ring plate is seated against the bobbins for retaining the bobbins on the stator. Fingers formed on the ring plate are fitted into respective slots defined by respective bobbin terminals. A circuit board is seated in the housing against an interior shoulder of the motor housing. A plate is seated in the housing against a peripheral rim of the motor housing in a spaced relationship above the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Douglas Edward Cors, Patrick B. Blakesley, Ryan P. Garver, Derek L. Crites
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Publication number: 20100060092Abstract: A brushless rotary actuator comprises a housing including a base defining a cavity for a motor assembly and a cover defining a cavity for a gear assembly. A circuit board assembly is seated in the housing between the motor assembly and the gear assembly. A rotor shaft extends through an aperture in the circuit board assembly and is coupled to the gear assembly. An output shaft is coupled to the gear assembly and extends through the cover. In one embodiment, a bearing and a bearing retainer are mounted on a sleeve formed in the base for retaining the rotor in the housing. In another embodiment, a rotor retention pin with a proximal head abutting against the top of the rotor and a distal threaded or barbed end extends into the sleeve of the housing for retaining the rotor in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Ryan P. Garver
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Patent number: 7350426Abstract: A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt assembly in a vehicle. The seat belt tensor sensor is secured to the vehicle by a bolt. The sensor includes a housing that is secured by the bolt. An anchor plate is mounted to the housing. The anchor plate has a hole for the bolt and an opening. A strain gage is secured to the housing and extends into the opening. The strain gage has an aperture. A spring is located between the anchor plate and the strain gage. An actuator support is located between the spring and the strain gage to actuate the strain gage. The actuator has a projection extending through the aperture that contacts the anchor plate. The projection prevents a shift in the output of the strain gage when the sensor is subjected to mechanical shock.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert R. Rainey, Murray Kaijala
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Patent number: 7240558Abstract: A pressure sensor for sensing a pressure level of a pressurized medium. The pressure sensor includes a housing that has a high pressure side, a low pressure side and an aperture. A substrate is located in the aperture. The substrate has a pair of ends and a center portion. The center portion is brazed to the housing in the aperture. The center portion seals the high pressure side from the low pressure side. A pressure sensitive resistor is mounted to one end of the substrate. A reference resistor is mounted to another end of the substrate. A circuit line is located on the substrate. The circuit line is connected between the pressure sensitive resistor and the reference resistor.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Craig Ernsberger, Robert R. Rainey, Patrick B. Blakesley, Jason Langhorn
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Patent number: 7222545Abstract: A seat belt tension sensor assembly is adapted to be secured to the seat belt assembly of a vehicle. The assembly includes a housing for a seat belt anchor adapted for movement relative to the housing into an overload position where a portion of the anchor is abutted against a portion of the housing to limit and arrest the movement of the anchor relative to the housing and transfer the load from the anchor to the housing and then to an interior structure of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the housing forms a collar and the anchor includes an interior wall defining an aperture through which the collar extends when the anchor is mounted to the housing. Movement of the anchor relative to the housing is limited as a result of the contact between the interior anchor wall and the collar.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2005Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert R. Rainey, Murray Kaijala
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Patent number: 7086297Abstract: A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt assembly in a vehicle. The seat belt tensor sensor is secured to the vehicle by a bolt. The sensor includes a housing that is secured by the bolt. An anchor plate is mounted to the housing. The anchor plate has a hole for the bolt and an opening. A strain gage is secured to the housing and extends into the opening. The strain gage has an aperture. A spring is located between the anchor plate and the strain gage. An actuator support is located between the spring and the strain gage to actuate the strain gage. The actuator has a projection extending through the aperture that contacts the anchor plate. The projection prevents a shift in the output of the strain gage when the sensor is subjected to mechanical shock.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert R. Rainey, Murray Kaijala
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Patent number: 6903286Abstract: The present invention is a child seat detecting apparatus for detecting the presence of a child seat in a vehicle. The child seat detecting apparatus is a tension sensing device that is attached to a vehicle seat. The tension sensing device includes a bracket that is mounted to the vehicle seat. A moveable bar is retained by the bracket. The moveable bar is attached to the child seat. A sensor is mounted between the bracket and the moveable bar. The sensor is adapted to provide an electrical signal that is indicative of a magnitude of tension on the moveable bar. A spring is located between the bracket and the moveable bar. The spring biases the moveable bar away from the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Murray Kaijala, Patrick B. Blakesley, Dale Teeters
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Publication number: 20040262136Abstract: The present invention is a child seat detecting apparatus for detecting the presence of a child seat in a vehicle. The child seat detecting apparatus is a tension sensing device that is attached to a vehicle seat. The tension sensing device includes a bracket that is mounted to the vehicle seat. A moveable bar is retained by the bracket. The moveable bar is attached to the child seat. A sensor is mounted between the bracket and the moveable bar. The sensor is adapted to provide an electrical signal that is indicative of a magnitude of tension on the moveable bar. A spring is located between the bracket and the moveable bar. The spring biases the moveable bar away from the bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Murray Kaijala, Patrick B. Blakesley, Dale Teeters
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Patent number: 6647811Abstract: A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt in a vehicle. The seat belt tension sensor includes a housing attached between the vehicle and the seat belt. A limit structure is located in the housing. A sensor is attached to the limit structure for generating an electrical signal in response to the sensor being placed in tension. The electrical signal changes as a function of tension on the seat belt. The limit structure moves between a first position in which the limit structure transfers the seat belt tension to the sensor and a second position in which the limit structure transfers the seat belt tension to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert R. Rainey, Murray Kaijala, John T. Lewis, Randall Broome
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Publication number: 20030172750Abstract: A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt assembly in a vehicle. The seat belt tensor sensor is secured to the vehicle by a bolt. The sensor includes a housing that is secured by the bolt. An anchor plate is mounted to the housing. The anchor plate has a hole for the bolt and an opening. A strain gage is secured to the housing and extends into the opening. The strain gage has an aperture. A spring is located between the anchor plate and the strain gage. An actuator support is located between the spring and the strain gage to actuate the strain gage. The actuator has a projection extending through the aperture that contacts the anchor plate. The projection prevents a shift in the output of the strain gage when the sensor is subjected to mechanical shock.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2003Publication date: September 18, 2003Inventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert R. Rainey, Murray Kaijala
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Patent number: 6578432Abstract: A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt in a vehicle. The seat belt tension sensor includes a housing attached between the vehicle and the seat belt. A limit structure is located in the housing. A sensor is attached to the limit structure for generating an electrical signal in response to the sensor being placed in tension. The electrical signal changes as a function of tension on the seat belt. The limit structure moves between a first position in which the limit structure transfers the seat belt tension to the sensor and a second position in which the limit structure transfers the seat belt tension to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert R. Rainey, Murray Kaijala, John T. Lewis, Randall Broome
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Publication number: 20030024326Abstract: A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt in a vehicle. The seat belt tension sensor includes a housing attached between the vehicle and the seat belt. A limit structure is located in the housing. A sensor is attached to the limit structure for generating an electrical signal in response to the sensor being placed in tension. The electrical signal changes as a function of tension on the seat belt. The limit structure moves between a first position in which the limit structure transfers the seat belt tension to the sensor and a second position in which the limit structure transfers the seat belt tension to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2001Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert R. Rainey, Murray Kaijala, John T. Lewis, Randall Broome
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Publication number: 20020189365Abstract: A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt in a vehicle. The seat belt tension sensor includes a housing attached between the vehicle and the seat belt. A limit structure is located in the housing. A sensor is attached to the limit structure for generating an electrical signal in response to the sensor being placed in tension. The electrical signal changes as a function of tension on the seat belt. The limit structure moves between a first position in which the limit structure transfers the seat belt tension to the sensor and a second position in which the limit structure transfers the seat belt tension to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2001Publication date: December 19, 2002Inventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert R. Rainey, Murray Kaijala, John T. Lewis, Randall Broome
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Patent number: 6467361Abstract: A strain gage for measuring an applied force or weight. The strain gage includes a substrate having a tapered center section that is adapted to be stressed in response to the applied force. A strained resistor is mounted on the center section of the substrate. A wing section is attached to the center section. The wing section is adapted to be not stressed by the applied force. An unstrained resistor is mounted on the wing section. A terminal section is mounted to the center section and the wing section.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2001Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Robert Rainey, Patrick B. Blakesley, James Newcomer
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Publication number: 20020134167Abstract: A strain gage for measuring an applied force or weight. The strain gage includes a substrate having a tapered center section that is adapted to be stressed in response to the applied force. A strained resistor is mounted on the center section of the substrate. A wing section is attached to the center section. The wing section is adapted to be not stressed by the applied force. An unstrained resistor is mounted on the wing section. A terminal section is mounted to the center section and the wing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2001Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Robert Rainey, Patrick B. Blakesley, James Newcomer
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Patent number: 6450534Abstract: A seat belt sensor for attachment to a seat belt in a vehicle. The seat belt tension sensor has a substrate with a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of slots therethrough. The seat belt passes through the slots. The substrate has a pair of apertures. An actuator bar is located adjacent the top surface and has a first and second end that pass through the apertures. The seat belt passes over the actuator bar. A load beam is attached to the substrate and has a first and second end. The ends of the actuator bar contact the ends of the load beam. Strain sensitive resistors are located on the load beam. The seat belt, when placed in tension, causes the actuator bar ends to flex the ends of the load beam placing stress on the strain sensitive resistor. The strain sensitive resistor generates an electrical in response to being placed under stress.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2001Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Patrick B. Blakesley, Robert Rainey
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Patent number: D587661Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: CTS CorporationInventor: Patrick B. Blakesley
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Patent number: D614149Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: CTS CorporationInventors: Derek Lee Crites, Patrick B. Blakesley