Patents
US 11747220 B2: Transducer switch
- Granted
- 2023-09-05
- Filed
- 2021-06-04 application 17339457
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A transducer switch includes a housing, a pushbutton switch near the rear of the housing, an input shaft extending from the front of the housing such that an input force can be applied to the input shaft, a positioning spring adapted and configured to resist movement of the input shaft and bias the input shaft towards alignment with the central axis, and a plurality of strain gauges positioned on a sensing portion of the input shaft. The plurality of strain gauges are adapted and configured to measure tension and compression on at least two sides of the input shaft, the two sides separated by approximately ninety degrees.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230905.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUGEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 patents | US company or organization | Union, MO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Stockton | Bland, MO | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard W. Homeyer | Ellendale, MO | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adam L. Marquart | Ballwin, MO | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01L | Measuring force, stress, torque, work, mechanical power, mechanical efficiency, or fluid pressure | G01L1/046 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G09B | Educational or demonstration appliances; appliances for teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute; models; planetaria; globes; maps; diagrams | G09B9/28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HOMEYER, RICHARD W. signed 2020-12-14 MARQUART, ADAM L. signed 2020-12-14 STOCKTON, MICHAEL E. signed 2020-12-14 | BUGEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. UNION, MO | 56482/135 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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