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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin Grady, Plymouth Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/06 ;
Abstract
An actuator system having a controller, a motor, and a feedback device, wherein an output shaft of the motor is connected to the feedback device. The controller directs the application of power to the motor and the feedback device produces a signal indicative of the position of the output shaft. Advantageously, the signal may be read by the controller when the motor is not in motion.