Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Danca

Thomas M. Danca 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: 7296810
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for installing a sensor in connection with relatively movable members for sensing relative position thereof without adjustment, the sensor including a body mountable in a predetermined position on a first of the members, and a coupler being adjustably connectable to a second of the members and connectable in predetermined relation to an input of the sensor for coupling the input to the second member. The coupler is adjustably connectable to the second member in a predetermined relation to the first member such that when the input is connected to the coupler and the body is mounted in the predetermined position on the first member, the input and the body portion will be relatively positioned such that the sensor will provide a predetermined signal when the first and second members are in predetermined relative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: James Thannikary, Edmund R. Henkel, Thomas M. Danca
  • Patent number: D541455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Loreto Panettone, Thomas M. Danca