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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Latham, Harvard, MA (US);
Michael C. Doogue, Bedford, NH (US);
Jason Boudreau, Exeter, NH (US);
Assignee:
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/02 (2006.01); G01R 35/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01D 5/20 (2006.01); G01N 27/72 (2006.01); G01N 27/82 (2006.01); G01R 33/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/025 (2006.01); G01R 33/032 (2006.01); G01R 33/12 (2006.01); G01N 27/90 (2006.01); H01F 5/00 (2006.01); H01F 27/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/0094 (2013.01); G01N 27/90 (2013.01); G01R 33/0005 (2013.01); G01R 33/0011 (2013.01); G01R 33/0017 (2013.01); G01R 33/0029 (2013.01); G01R 33/025 (2013.01); G01R 33/032 (2013.01); G01R 33/1284 (2013.01); H01F 5/003 (2013.01); H01F 2027/348 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a first substrate and two coils supported by the first substrate and arranged next to each other, the coils configured to each generate a magnetic field which produces eddy currents in and a reflected magnetic field from a conductive target, the two coils arranged so their respectively generated magnetic fields substantially cancel each other in an area between the coils. One or more magnetic field sensing elements are positioned in the area between the coils and configured to detect the reflected magnetic field.