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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:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Analog Devices Global, Hamilton, BM;
Inventor:
Jochen Schmitt, Biedenkopf, DE;
Assignee:
Analog Devices Global, Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/165 (2006.01); G01R 33/09 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/1655 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01R 33/096 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure describes, among other things, embodiments of devices, systems, and methods for using 3-dimensional (3D) magnetic sensors to detect the position of a magnetic target. By using 3D magnetic sensors, a two dimensional array of such magnetic sensors can be used to determine a 3D position of a magnetic target.