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US Patent 7501929 Actuator with integral position sensor

Patent 7501929 was granted and assigned to CTS Corporation on March, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

CTS Corporation

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

75019291

Patent Inventor Names

Donald Robertson Lawrence1

Mike Joseph Chalovich1

Steven Donald Keddie1

Yulanda Youhong Wang1

Date of Patent

March 10, 2009

Patent Application Number

115242231

Date Filed

September 20, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Elvin G. Enad

Patent abstract

An actuator and integral position sensor has increased reliability with a fail-safe mode. The actuator and sensor assembly includes a rotary actuator that has a driving shaft. A sensor rotor has the driving shaft mounted in a bore. A contactor is mounted to an outer edge of the rotor. The contactor is engaged with a resistor film as the rotor rotates. A driven shaft is mounted to the rotor in another bore. The rotor couples the driving shaft and the driven shaft together.