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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
Control Products, Inc., East Hanover, NJ (US);
Richard O. Glasson, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Control Products, Inc., East Hanover, NJ (US);
Abstract
A precise and versatile hybrid sensor system and method of use that senses the location of a movable element traveling along a linear path. The system includes a magnetostrictive sensor along with a tried and proven converting mechanism that converts the linear movement of the movable element to rotational movement and then to a greatly reduced linear movement of a magnet that is directly proportional to the movement of the movable element. The magnetostrictive sensor has a sensor probe having an active length that is in close proximity and parallel to the movement of the magnet such that the magnetostrictive sensor can sense the location of the magnet to determine the location of the movable element. The magnetostrictive sensor is located exterior to the vessel to eliminate wiring within the vessel itself so as to allow the hybrid sensor to be readily used in difficult, high pressure or subsea environments.