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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:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Mario M Orrico, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mario M Orrico, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01D 5/252 (2006.01); G01D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/04 (2013.01); G01D 5/252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gear position sensor employs a sliding electrical connection between arcuate conductors and flexible wiper arms held on opposite surfaces that rotate relative to each other with the movement of a gear selector shaft. The traces may have multiple segments joined by resistors to provide flexible change in resistance value and resistance range for different applications.