This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army. Active years: 1978.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1978
Title: William Lewis: Fuze Encoder Device Inventor
Introduction
William Lewis is an inventor associated with Wilmington, Massachusetts. His patent work includes a fuze encoder device developed for the U.S. Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army.
Latest Patents
Lewis is credited with 1 patent, titled “Fuze Encoder Device.” The invention uses rotatable, detented magnetic setting rings and an encoding disc to control electrical pulses supplied to a multistage counter. The counter generates a fuze-initiating signal once it receives the required pulses. A setback-operated electromagnetic sensor works with an oscillator to regulate the pulse count according to the relative positions of the magnetic sources and electrical-coil pole pieces.
Career Highlights
Lewis’s recorded patent is associated with the U.S. Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army. The patent describes a mechanism for setting and controlling a fuze’s timing through encoded electrical pulses.
Collaborations
Peter J. Weldon and Henry Hagedorn, Jr. are identified as Lewis’s coworkers.
Conclusion
William Lewis’s patent documents his contribution to fuze-setting technology through a device that controls timing with magnetic components, an oscillator, and a multistage counter.
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