Patents by Inventor Paul A. Orton

Paul A. Orton 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).

  • Measuring system for determining transverse deflection of a rotary shaft
    Patent number: 5596189
    Abstract: A system for measuring angular displacement of a shaft 11 using a sensor pick-up mounted for rotation with the shaft at two or more angularly spaced locations 16, 17 and 18 wherein the resulting position measurements are processed to produce a measurement of relative displacement of the shaft in a direction transverse to the shaft, two locations being needed to measure displacement in a given direction, and three or more locations being necessary to provide full information about the displacement of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Inventor: Paul A. Orton
  • Measuring system for determining transverse deflection of a rotary shaft
    Patent number: 5448060
    Abstract: A known method of measuring angular displacement of a shaft (11) using an optical grating mounted for rotation with the shaft is applied at two or more angularly spaced locations (16, 17 and 18) and the resulting measurements are process to produce a measurement of relative displacement of the shaft in a direction transverse to the shaft. Two locations are needed to measure displacement in a given direction. Three or more locations are necessary to provide full information about the displacement of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Inventor: Paul A. Orton