Patents by Inventor William R. Maxson

William R. Maxson 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: 6116269
    Abstract: A solenoid pressure transducer for measuring and controlling pressure within a system includes pressure sensing technology incorporated into a solenoid valve such that a common pressure chamber is used to sense pressure of a fluid and to control the flow of the same fluid. A solenoid sleeve forms the pressure chamber and a sensing element attached to the sleeve is used to measure pressure within the sleeve. The pressure measurement is then used by the solenoid sleeve to control the position of the solenoid valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Fasco Controls Corporation
    Inventor: William R. Maxson
  • Patent number: 5491407
    Abstract: A wheel bearing speed sensor includes an annular rotor mounted to a vehicle axle spindle, having a plurality of teeth extending radially outwardly, which is received within a stationary stator assembly. The stator assembly includes an annular stator having a corresponding plurality of teeth extending from one end and positioned proximate to the rotor teeth. A bobbin member is slidably received within the stator just above the radially aligned rotor and stator teeth and is restricted from movement toward the teeth. A flexible magnetic strip is magnetically adhered to the inner surface of the stator adjacent the bobbin member, wherein the magnetic strip restricts movement of the bobbin member axially away from the radially aligned teeth. A variable reluctance magnetic flux path is established simultaneously between all of the rotor and stator teeth as the spindle rotates, thereby inducing a corresponding variable voltage in the bobbin windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Kearney-National, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Maxson, Jerry D. Heiniger, James C. Rustman