Patents by Inventor Richard Stettler

Richard Stettler 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).

  • Publication number: 20060265159
    Abstract: A position sensor monitors relatively fast moving objects with signal conditioning for reduced power and reduced wiring. A transducer and related circuitry generate a dynamic signal proportional to a position of a moving object and also generate one or more low frequency or static (DC or zero frequency) error signals. The low or zero frequency error signals are removed and a position signal is generated using only two connections to a remote sensor monitor, thus allowing ease in multiplexing and reduced wiring. Circuit options allow placing less circuitry on the sensor itself for small size or more circuitry on the sensor for less control requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: WOLFF CONTROLS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marshall Smith, Richard Stettler
  • Publication number: 20060174682
    Abstract: A sensor monitoring system and associated methods are provide that preferably include a plurality of sensors connected in parallel across a single pair of wires that include resistances of equal value placed in series between each sensor. This allows each sensor to measure the voltage dropped between itself and the monitoring system to determine its relative placement on the bus to autonomously assign itself a number to delineate to the monitoring system its relative location on the equipment or item being monitored. The sensors modulate their internal resistance to change the current on the bus to transmit their status to the monitoring system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Marshall Smith, Richard Stettler
  • Publication number: 20050177329
    Abstract: A position sensor monitors relatively fast moving objects with signal conditioning for reduced power and reduced wiring. A transducer and related circuitry generate a dynamic signal proportional to a position of a moving object and also generate one or more low frequency or static (DC or zero frequency) error signals. The low or zero frequency error signals are removed and a position signal is generated using only two connections to a remote sensor monitor, thus allowing ease in multiplexing and reduced wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: Wolff Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Marshall Smith, Richard Stettler
  • Publication number: 20050116704
    Abstract: A proximity sensor is carried within a small diameter package and includes a magnet for providing a desirable magnetic field for operation of proximity sensing circuitry carried along a central axis to allow for a maximum sensor signal output with no change due to a relative rotation angle between the sensor and a target being monitored. Electrical contact pins include an offset positioned near the central axis for permitting a desirable small gauge insulated wire to be connected the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: Wolff Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Stettler, Marshall Smith