Patents by Inventor Royal E. Howes

Royal E. Howes 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: 4930041
    Abstract: A potentiometer position switch circuit which includes a meter mechanism having a low friction potentiometer coupled to move therewith. The output of the low friction potentiometer is coupled together with the output of a set point potentiometer across the input terminals of a comparator. A magnetic latching double pole, double throw relay having set and reset relay coils is connected to the output of the comparator through the gate of a first voltage operated transistor and through sufficient resistance to minimize current drain and also through an invertor to the gate of a second voltage operated transistor and through a second resistor of sufficient resistance to minimize current drain. The output of the first voltage operated transistor is connected from a second voltage source through the set relay coil to ground and the output of the second voltage operated transistor is connected from a voltage source through said reset relay coil to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: ITT Corporation
    Inventors: Peter P. Elderton, Richard P. Granada, Royal E. Howes