Patents by Inventor Timothy L. Minich

Timothy L. Minich 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).

  • Encoded crank position sensor
    Patent number: 6752009
    Abstract: A target wheel for providing timing information for a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine, the target wheel comprising a substantially circular member having a plurality of teeth, the teeth having variable widths, and the teeth having rising edges distributed in a non-uniform fashion and falling edges distributed in a uniform fashion, where the target wheel provides speed and timing information for multiple internal combustion engine configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy L. Minich, David Stewart Mathews
  • Encoded crank position sensor
    Publication number: 20030037607
    Abstract: A target wheel for providing timing information for a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine, the target wheel comprising a substantially circular member having a plurality of teeth, the teeth having variable widths, and the teeth having rising edges distributed in a non-uniform fashion and falling edges distributed in a uniform fashion, where the target wheel provides speed and timing information for multiple internal combustion engine configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy L. Minich, David Stewart Mathews