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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2023
Applicant:

Parker-hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Inventors:

Anthony Lapp, Grand Blanc, MI (US);

Jason S. Richardson, Chuckey, TN (US);

Randall D. Thompson, Lancaster, SC (US);

Kyle J. Merrill, Chuckey, TN (US);

Todd A. Link, Gray, TN (US);

Assignee:

Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); A01D 34/78 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2013.01); A01D 34/78 (2013.01); A01D 34/824 (2013.01); G01D 5/14 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example sensor assembly includes: a rotary displacement amplifier configured to be coupled to a lap bar of a mower and configured to amplify movement of the lap bar; and a rotary sensor comprising a sensor shaft coupled to, and rotatable by, the rotary displacement amplifier, wherein the rotary displacement amplifier is configured to transmit an amplified movement of the lap bar to the sensor shaft, and wherein the rotary sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of a rotary position of the sensor shaft to a drive motor controller of the mower to drive an electric motor based on the signal.


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