William H. Smith
General Contractor in Brevard, NC
License number
North Carolina 7566
Category
General Contractor
Type
Building
Address
Address
Connestee Fls, Brevard, NC 28712
Professional information
Electromagnetic Sensor Assembly
US Patent:
5006797, Apr 9, 1991
Filed:
Mar 2, 1989
Appl. No.:
7/317967
Inventors:
William L. Smith - Brevard NC
International Classification:
G01P 348, G01P 354, G01B 714, G01R 3300
US Classification:
324173
Abstract:
An improved sensor assembly for providing an electrical signal representative of the velocity of a movable body. The assembly includes a sensor for sensing the velocity of the body and providing the signal and a mounting block disposed close to the body for locating the sensor in a predetermined position with respect to the body. The mounting block has a passageway extending through the block for receiving the sensor and for restricting the movement of the sensor along a direction co-existent with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sensor. The sensor itself includes an elongated barrel portion having a sensing tip in one end. The elongated barrel portion includes a shoulder stop located along the elongated barrel portion at a predetermined position from the end of the elongated barrel portion having the sensing tip. The assembly further includes a nosepiece attached to the mounting block which abuts against the shoulder stop of the sensor, thereby restricting the movement of the sensor along the direction co-existent with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sensor to a predetermined position from the body. Thus, once the mounting block has been initially installed, the sensor itself can be replaced without the necessity for recalibrating the sensor assembly.
Self-Testing Sensor
US Patent:
8258780, Sep 4, 2012
Filed:
Sep 10, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/207573
Inventors:
William L. Smith - Brevard NC, US
International Classification:
G01B 7/14, G01B 7/30
US Classification:
32420725, 32420724, 324202
Abstract:
Systems and methods for performing a self-test on a sensing device are described in the present disclosure. One implementation, among others, includes a method of performing a self test. In this implementation, the method includes supplying a periodic magnetic field upon a sensing element that is configured to sense a parameter of an object. The method further includes receiving an output from the sensing element indicating the operability of the sensing element. It should be noted that the output is received independently of the parameter of the object.