Patents by Inventor Philip Guest, Jr.

Philip Guest, 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).

  • Patent number: 5161504
    Abstract: A dual mode electrically operated servo-actuator with a motorized speed reducer rotating a pair of spaced discs each having a pair of common spiral cam tracks. A sliding carrier block disposed between the discs has cam followers separately engaging the track. A bell crank is pivoted on the carrier block for attachment to a load function. In the rotary mid-position, the carrier block is centered and the servo motor is not used to enable a fixed position of the bell crank pivot. In a first mode function the motor is driven to rotate the cam for modulation about positions between the mid-position and fully clockwise position. In a second mode function the motor is driven to rotate the cam for modulation about positions between the mid-position and the fully counter-clockwise position. In a throttle actuator application the first mode is cruise control and the second mode is traction control, with the mid-position comprising normal driver operation of the throttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Guest, Jr., Donald Haefner, Richard Neuman, David Preston