Patents by Inventor Robert L. Cross, Jr.

Robert L. Cross, 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).

  • Magnetic speed pickup
    Patent number: 4056748
    Abstract: A magnetic pickup for sensing the speed of a rotor disc having a nosepiece affixed to the disc containing one or more magnets. The magnets are contained within blind openings passing inwardly from the back of the nosepiece and arranged to position the magnets within an embossed section extending axially from the outer surface thereof. A stationary sensing probe is mounted adjacent to the embossed section which is capable of generating a voltage signal as the magnets are passed in close proximity with the sensing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Cross, Jr., M. Raymond Hill, Fred Tucker