Patents by Inventor Yulanda Youhong Wang

Yulanda Youhong Wang 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).

  • Actuator with integral position sensor
    Patent number: 7501929
    Abstract: An actuator and integral position sensor has increased reliability with a fail-safe mode. The actuator and sensor assembly includes a rotary actuator that has a driving shaft. A sensor rotor has the driving shaft mounted in a bore. A contactor is mounted to an outer edge of the rotor. The contactor is engaged with a resistor film as the rotor rotates. A driven shaft is mounted to the rotor in another bore. The rotor couples the driving shaft and the driven shaft together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: CTS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Robertson Lawrence, Steven Donald Keddie, Mike Joseph Chalovich, Yulanda Youhong Wang
  • Actuator with integral position sensor
    Patent number: 7116210
    Abstract: An actuator and integral position sensor has increased reliability with a fail-safe mode. The actuator and sensor assembly includes a rotary actuator that has a driving shaft. A sensor rotor has the driving shaft mounted in a bore. A contactor is mounted to an outer edge of the rotor. The contactor is engaged with a resistor film as the rotor rotates. A driven shaft is mounted to the rotor in another bore. The rotor couples the driving shaft and the driven shaft together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: CTS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Robertson Lawrence, Steven Donald Keddie, Mike Joseph Chalovich, Yulanda Youhong Wang