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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/16 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/16 (2013.01); G01D 5/147 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic field detection apparatus has a first magnetic sensor and a bias magnet positioned to face the first magnetic sensor. The bias magnet has a magnetic pole surface that faces the first magnetic sensor and that applies a bias magnetic field to the first magnetic sensor. The first magnetic sensor detects magnetic field in a first direction that is parallel to the magnetic pole surface. The magnetic pole surface of the bias magnet has a plurality of grooves arranged in the first direction.