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1. 发明授权

US06236301B1 Cantilevered deflection sensing system 失效
标题翻译：悬臂偏转传感系统
公开(公告)号：US06236301B1
公开(公告)日：2001-05-22
申请号：US08707406
申请日：1996-09-04
申请人： Gordon B. Langford , Cesar A. Montano , Greg A. Putnam
发明人： Gordon B. Langford , Cesar A. Montano , Greg A. Putnam
IPC分类号： G01B716
CPC分类号： G01B7/18 , B60Q5/003 , B60R21/21658 , H01C10/10
摘要： A deflection sensing system for detecting deflection includes one or more deflection sensors between opposing sets of extensions. When one set of extensions is moved toward an opposing set of extensions, the deflection sensors are deflected. A preferred deflection sensor is a flexible potentiometer, which has a resistance that changes as the flexible potentiometer is deflected A flexible potentiometer includes a variable resistance material on a substrate. In a preferred system, the flexible potentiometer includes a cantilevered section, which is deflected about an extension with respect to the remainder of the flexible potentiometer, or with respect to a portion of the substrate not including the variable resistance material. A flexible potentiometer experiences less stress when in cantilevered form than when stretched between two extensions. In either case, the extensions may be joined to first and second corrugated plates. A particular application for the system is in a horn activator used in connection with an automobile air bag system. A corrugated plate may be adhered to the inside of a hub cover. Alternatively, the extensions may be adhered directly to the hub cover. Analyzing circuitry senses the resistance of a resistive grid including flexible potentiometers. The analyzing circuitry interprets a change in resistance to mean there has been a deflection. The analyzing circuitry may consider merely that there has been a change in resistance, or it may consider the amount of change in resistance. The analyzing circuitry may essentially simultaneously analyze the resistance of more than one resistive grid or deflection sensor.
摘要翻译：用于检测偏转的偏转感测系统包括在相对的延伸组之间的一个或多个偏转传感器。当一组延伸件朝向相对的一组延伸部移动时，偏转传感器被偏转。优选的偏转传感器是柔性电位器，其具有随柔性电位器偏转而改变的电阻。柔性电位器包括在基板上的可变电阻材料。在优选的系统中，柔性电位器包括悬臂部分，其相对于柔性电位器的其余部分绕延伸部偏转，或相对于不包括可变电阻材料的基板的一部分而偏转。柔性电位器在悬臂形式时的拉伸应力比两个延伸部分之间的应力要小。在任一情况下，延伸部可以连接到第一和第二波纹板。用于系统的特定应用是与汽车安全气囊系统相关联使用的喇叭起动器。波纹板可以粘附到轮毂盖的内部。或者，延伸部可以直接粘附到轮毂盖上。分析电路检测包括灵活电位计的电阻网格的电阻。分析电路解释了电阻的变化，意味着有偏差。分析电路可以仅考虑电阻的变化，或者可以考虑电阻的变化量。分析电路可以基本上同时分析多于一个电阻网格或偏转传感器的电阻。

2. 发明授权

US5789827A Two-wire interface to automobile horn relay circuit 失效
标题翻译：汽车喇叭继电器二线接口
公开(公告)号：US5789827A
公开(公告)日：1998-08-04
申请号：US728807
申请日：1996-10-09
申请人： David R. Rowley , Cesar A. Montano , Gordon B. Langford
发明人： David R. Rowley , Cesar A. Montano , Gordon B. Langford
IPC分类号： B60Q5/00 , H01C10/10 , B60R21/20
CPC分类号： H01C10/106 , B60Q5/00 , Y10T307/766
摘要： A system selectively completes a horn circuit through which electrical power is provided to a horn in an automobile. A relay is connected to a power supply and completes the horn circuit when a current signal passing through the relay has at least a threshold magnitude. A relay driver is selectively activated by processing circuitry. When it is activated, the relay driver is in a conductive state, and when it is not activated, the relay driver is in a high impendance state. When the relay driver is in the conductive state, it places the relay in series with a low potential conductor thereby establishing the current signal at at least the threshold magnitude. The processing circuitry is electrically connected to a manually actuated sensor, which may be a flexible potentiometer. The processing circuitry activates the relay driver when the manually actuated sensor is actuated. The processing circuitry receives electrical power from the relay when the relay driver is in the high impendance state, but receives essentially no electrical power from the relay when the relay driver is in the conductive state. While the processing circuitry receives essentially no electrical power from the relay, the processing circuitry momentarily places the relay driver in the high impendance state so that the processing circuitry may receive electrical power from the relay and determine whether the manually actuated sensor is still actuated. An auxiliary power supply provides electrical power to the processing circuitry while electrical power is not received from the relay.
摘要翻译：一种系统选择性地完成一个喇叭电路，通过该喇叭电路向汽车中的喇叭提供电力。当通过继电器的电流信号至少具有阈值幅度时，继电器连接到电源并完成喇叭电路。继电器驱动器由处理电路选择性地激活。继电器驱动器激活时，处于导通状态，当未激活时，继电器驱动器处于高阻塞状态。当继电器驱动器处于导通状态时，它将继电器与低电位导体串联，从而以至少阈值大小建立电流信号。处理电路电连接到手动致动的传感器，传感器可以是柔性电位计。当手动致动的传感器被致动时，处理电路激活继电器驱动器。当继电器驱动器处于高阻塞状态时，处理电路从继电器接收电力，但当继电器驱动器处于导通状态时，基本上不从继电器接收电力。虽然处理电路基本上不从继电器接收电力，但是处理电路将瞬时地将继电器驱动器置于高阻止状态，使得处理电路可以从继电器接收电力并且确定手动致动的传感器是否仍然被致动。辅助电源向处理电路提供电力，而不从继电器接收电力。

3. 发明授权

US6015163A System for measuring parameters related to automobile seat 失效
标题翻译：汽车座椅相关参数测量系统
公开(公告)号：US6015163A
公开(公告)日：2000-01-18
申请号：US947001
申请日：1997-10-08
申请人： Gordon B. Langford , Cesar A. Montano , Doug Odom , Thomas Danielson , Richard Allen , Greg Putnam , David Beck
发明人： Gordon B. Langford , Cesar A. Montano , Doug Odom , Thomas Danielson , Richard Allen , Greg Putnam , David Beck
IPC分类号： B60N2/00 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/015 , B60R21/32
CPC分类号： B60R21/01516 , B60N2/002 , B60R21/01526
摘要： A vehicle has a seat configured to receive a person or object. An array of flexible potentiometers is positioned in the seat to sense the mass or weight and the footprint or profile of that which is in the seat. The flexible potentiometers supply a signal through circuitry to enable or disable an air bag system in the vehicle. The air bag system operates under selected conditions such as what may be experienced in a crash of the vehicle to deploy the air bag to preclude movement of a seat occupant into vehicle structure.
摘要翻译：车辆具有配置成接收人或物体的座位。一组柔性电位器位于座椅中，以感测座椅中的质量或重量以及足迹或轮廓。灵活的电位器通过电路提供信号，以启用或禁用车辆中的气囊系统。气囊系统在选定的条件下运行，例如在车辆碰撞中可能经历的部署气囊以阻止座椅乘客进入车辆结构的运动。

4. 发明授权

US5112229A Magnetic visual display 失效
标题翻译：磁性视觉显示
公开(公告)号：US5112229A
公开(公告)日：1992-05-12
申请号：US668914
申请日：1991-03-13
申请人： Michael A. Gilano , Gordon B. Langford
发明人： Michael A. Gilano , Gordon B. Langford
IPC分类号： B43L1/00 , G09F9/37
CPC分类号： G09F9/375 , B43L1/008
摘要： An apparatus and method for providing a magnetic display in which a magnetic field produces visual patterns upon exposure to the apparatus. The apparatus comprises an enclosure which contains magnetically active flakes held within a dispersion medium which holds the magnetically active flakes in suspension, yet allows alignment of the flakes along the flux lines of the magnetic field when the flakes are exposed to the locus of the magnetic field.
摘要翻译：一种用于提供磁性显示器的装置和方法，其中磁场在暴露于设备时产生视觉图形。该装置包括外壳，其包含保持在分散介质内的磁性活性薄片，该分散介质保持悬浮的磁性活性薄片，但是当薄片暴露于磁场的轨迹时，允许薄片沿着磁场的磁通线对准。

5. 发明授权

US5576684A Horn control system responsive to rapid changes in resistance of a flexible potentiometer 失效
标题翻译：喇叭控制系统响应灵活电位器电阻的快速变化
公开(公告)号：US5576684A
公开(公告)日：1996-11-19
申请号：US443350
申请日：1995-05-17
申请人： Gordon B. Langford
发明人： Gordon B. Langford
IPC分类号： B60Q5/00 , B60R21/2165 , G01B7/16 , G01D5/165 , G01L1/20 , H01C3/06 , H01C10/00 , H01C10/10 , H01C13/00
CPC分类号： G01L1/20 , B60Q5/00 , B60Q5/003 , B60R21/21658 , G01B7/18 , G01D5/165 , H01C10/00 , H01C10/10 , H01C10/106 , H01C3/06
摘要： An automobile control system includes a flexible potentiometer that is connected to a horn control circuit. The flexible potentiometer changes resistance as it is deflected. The flexible potentiometer is adjacent to a steering wheel hub cover. The horn control circuit activates a horn in response to deflection of the flexible potentiometer when a driver presses against the hub cover. The horn control circuit responds to rapid changes in the resistance of the flexible potentiometer, but not to more gradual changes caused by, for example, temperature changes. Additional flexible potentiometers may be used to control other functions such as cruise control.
摘要翻译：汽车控制系统包括连接到喇叭控制电路的柔性电位计。灵活的电位器会在偏转时改变电阻。柔性电位器靠近方向盘轮毂盖。当驾驶员按压轮毂盖时，喇叭控制电路响应于柔性电位器的偏转而激活喇叭。喇叭控制电路响应灵活电位器的电阻的快速变化，但不会由于例如温度变化引起的逐渐变化。附加的柔性电位计可用于控制巡航控制等其他功能。

6. 发明授权

US5170507A Necktie 失效
标题翻译：领带
公开(公告)号：US5170507A
公开(公告)日：1992-12-15
申请号：US525083
申请日：1990-05-16
申请人： Gordon B. Langford , Shane C. Mast
发明人： Gordon B. Langford , Shane C. Mast
IPC分类号： A41D25/08
CPC分类号： A41D25/025 , A41D25/008
摘要： A preformed necktie has an insert with a pair of connected diverging closed conduits interconnected by a support. A slide post extends from the support proximate the lower ends of the conduits. A tie portion is wrapped about the insert to form a knot and to become the front tie panel. The two ends of a neck-embracing loop have corresponding zipper panels and pass through the conduits to be joined by the slide and form a rear panel of the tie. The neck embracing loop is tightened or loosened by movement through the knot and slide.
摘要翻译：预制领带具有插入物，其具有通过支撑件互连的一对连接的发散封闭导管。滑动柱从靠近导管下端的支撑件延伸。领带部分围绕插入物缠绕以形成结并成为前连接面板。颈部包围环的两端具有相应的拉链板，并穿过要由滑块连接的导管，并形成系带的后面板。颈部拥抱环通过运动通过结而被拉紧或松动并滑动。

7. 发明授权

US5295837A Magnetic visual display 失效
标题翻译：磁性视觉显示
公开(公告)号：US5295837A
公开(公告)日：1994-03-22
申请号：US879815
申请日：1992-05-07
申请人： Michael Gilano , Michael A. Gilano , Gordon B. Langford
发明人： Michael Gilano , Michael A. Gilano , Gordon B. Langford
IPC分类号： B43L1/00 , G09F9/37
CPC分类号： B43L1/008 , G09F9/375
摘要： An apparatus for providing a magnetic visual display in which a magnetic field is exposed to a dispersion medium sealed between two surfaces and having distributed therein randomly-oriented magnetically-active flakes, thereby causing alignment of a portion of the flakes and allowing transmission of light through the dispersion medium in the region of the aligned flakes to form an image by the contrast between the areas of aligned and randomly-oriented flakes. The contrast may be enhanced by a light source on the opposite side of the device from the viewer. The image may be colored by coloring either of the surfaces, the dispersion medium, the flakes or the light from the light source.
摘要翻译：一种用于提供磁性视觉显示的装置，其中磁场暴露于密封在两个表面之间的分散介质，并且分布在其中的随机取向的磁性活性薄片，从而使薄片的一部分对准，并允许光透过在对准的薄片区域中的分散介质通过对准和随机取向的薄片的区域之间的对比来形成图像。可以通过来自观察者的装置的相对侧上的光源来增强对比度。可以通过使来自光源的表面，分散介质，薄片或光的着色来使图像着色。

8. 发明授权

US5157372A Flexible potentiometer 失效
标题翻译：柔性电位器
公开(公告)号：US5157372A
公开(公告)日：1992-10-20
申请号：US552575
申请日：1990-07-13
申请人： Gordon B. Langford
发明人： Gordon B. Langford
IPC分类号： G01B7/16 , G01D5/165 , G01L1/20 , H01C3/06 , H01C10/00 , H01C10/10
CPC分类号： H01C3/06 , G01B7/18 , G01D5/165 , G01L1/20 , H01C10/00 , H01C10/106
摘要： A deflectable substrate such as a phenolic resin has a conductive ink deposited thereon in a pattern preferably with a segmented conductor position on top to form a flexible potentiometer in which the resistance consistently and predictably changes upon deflection or the bending of the substrate.
摘要翻译：诸如酚醛树脂的可偏转基底具有以优选地在顶部上的分段导体位置沉积在其上的导电油墨，以形成柔性电位计，其中电阻在基板的偏转或弯曲时一致地且可预测地改变。

9. 发明授权

US06481432B2 Paintball hopper 有权
标题翻译：彩弹斗
公开(公告)号：US06481432B2
公开(公告)日：2002-11-19
申请号：US09838693
申请日：2001-04-19
申请人： Ennis Rushton , Douglas M. Odom , Mark Wenzel , Joseph Harris , Gregory Misbach , Gordon B. Langford
发明人： Ennis Rushton , Douglas M. Odom , Mark Wenzel , Joseph Harris , Gregory Misbach , Gordon B. Langford
IPC分类号： F41B1102
CPC分类号： F41B11/57 , F41B11/53
摘要： A paintball hopper for connection to a paintball launcher or marker has a counter which includes a flexible potentiometer extending into a transfer conduit that connects to the paintball launcher or marker. The hopper has a reservoir shaped for movement of the paintballs toward the transfer conduit. The hopper has a nose with slanted surfaces that are deflection engineered to enhance the deflectability of paintballs directed at the user. The counter mechanism includes a timer and an LCD display so the user can see how many paintballs have been launched and monitor time. The hopper also includes an agitator to agitate the paintballs in the reservoir.
摘要翻译：用于连接到彩弹发射器或标记器的彩弹斗料斗具有计数器，其包括延伸到连接到彩弹射击器或标记的传送导管的柔性电位计。料斗具有成形为用于将彩弹球朝向输送管道移动的储存器。料斗具有倾斜表面的鼻部，其被偏转设计以增强针对使用者的彩弹的偏转性。计数器机构包括定时器和LCD显示器，用户可以看到已经启动了多少彩弹和监视时间。料斗还包括搅拌器以搅动储存器中的彩弹。

10. 发明授权

US5309135A Flexible potentiometer in a horn control system 失效
标题翻译：喇叭控制系统中的柔性电位器
公开(公告)号：US5309135A
公开(公告)日：1994-05-03
申请号：US60346
申请日：1993-05-10
申请人： Gordon B. Langford
发明人： Gordon B. Langford
IPC分类号： B60Q5/00 , B60R21/2165 , G01B7/16 , G01D5/165 , G01L1/20 , H01C3/06 , H01C10/00 , H01C10/10 , H01C13/00
CPC分类号： G01B7/18 , B60Q5/00 , B60Q5/003 , B60R21/21658 , G01D5/165 , G01L1/20 , H01C10/00 , H01C10/10 , H01C10/106 , H01C3/06
摘要： A flexible potentiometer acts as a horn actuator in an automobile horn control system. In a preferred embodiment, the flexible potentiometer is adhered to a flexible substrate, which is in turn adhered to the inside surface of an airbag hub cover. The shape of the flexible potentiometer is chosen so that the automobile horn will sound when the driver presses against particular portions of the outside of the hub cover. The resistance of the flexible potentiometer changes as its shape changes as the user presses against the hub cover. A horn control circuit responds to extremely rapid changes in the resistance of the flexible potentiometer, but not to more gradual changes caused by, for example, temperature changes. Additional flexible potentiometers may be used to control other functions such as cruise control.
摘要翻译：柔性电位器作为汽车喇叭控制系统中的喇叭驱动器。在优选实施例中，柔性电位器粘附到柔性基板上，柔性基板又粘附到安全气囊套管盖的内表面。选择柔性电位器的形状，使得当驾驶员按压轮毂盖的外部的特定部分时，汽车喇叭将发出声音。柔性电位器的电阻随着用户按压轮毂盖的形状而改变。喇叭控制电路响应灵敏电位器的电阻的极快速变化，但不会由于例如温度变化引起的逐渐变化。附加的柔性电位计可用于控制巡航控制等其他功能。

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