Patents by Inventor Tad L. Miller

Tad L. Miller 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).

  • Vehicle pedal including redundant dual output inductive position sensor with reduced coupling coil circuits
    Patent number: 11614765
    Abstract: A vehicle pedal assembly comprising a pedal housing, a rotatable pedal, and an inductive position sensor. The inductive position sensor includes an inductive sensor target rotatable in response to the rotation of the pedal and a substrate positioned opposite the inductive sensor target. First and second redundant inductive transmit and receiver coil circuits are defined and located on different sections of the substrate in a relationship with the respective receiver coil circuits of the first and second transmit and receiver coil circuits at least partially surrounded by the respective transmit coil circuits of the first and second transmit and receiver coil circuits for reducing the coupling factor between the first and second transmit and receiver coil circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: CTS Corporation
    Inventors: Tad L. Miller, Xiaofeng Huang
  • VEHICLE PEDAL INCLUDING REDUNDANT DUAL OUTPUT INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSOR WITH REDUCED COUPLING COIL CIRCUITS
    Publication number: 20210255657
    Abstract: A vehicle pedal assembly comprising a pedal housing, a rotatable pedal, and an inductive position sensor. The inductive position sensor includes an inductive sensor target rotatable in response to the rotation of the pedal and a substrate positioned opposite the inductive sensor target. First and second redundant inductive transmit and receiver coil circuits are defined and located on different sections of the substrate in a relationship with the respective receiver coil circuits of the first and second transmit and receiver coil circuits at least partially surrounded by the respective transmit coil circuits of the first and second transmit and receiver coil circuits for reducing the coupling factor between the first and second transmit and receiver coil circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: CTS Corporation
    Inventors: Tad L. Miller, Xiaofeng Huang