Absolute positions detectors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9322635
APP PUB NO 20150008904A1
SERIAL NO

13936551

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Example apparatus for absolute position detection are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing and digit gears coupled to the housing to rotate about respective parallel axes. Each digit gear has a first portion including a first set of teeth disposed about an entire circumference of the first portion and a second portion including a second set of teeth disposed about only a portion of a circumference of the second portion. Each digit gear is to correspond to a respective digit in a code representing an absolute position of a shaft. A respective idler gear between each adjacent pair of the digit gears is to be intermeshed with the first set of teeth of one of the digit gears and the second set of teeth of the other one of the digit gears.

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EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT VALVE AUTOMATION INC18703 GH CIRCLE WALLER TX 77484

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blume,, Jr Doyle Robert La Porte, US 1 2
Scalf, Gerald W Houston, US 8 111

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