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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Martin Hosek, Lowell, MA (US);
Jairo Moura, Marlboro, MA (US);
Jay Krishnasamy, Billerica, MA (US);
Jeff Paranay, Dracut, MA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Hosek, Lowell, MA (US);
Jairo Moura, Marlboro, MA (US);
Jay Krishnasamy, Billerica, MA (US);
Jeff Paranay, Dracut, MA (US);
Assignee:
Brooks Automation, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01D 5/245 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/147 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01D 5/2451 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensing mechanism includes a magnetic source, a magnetic flux sensor, a sensor backing on which the magnetic source and flux sensor are mounted, and a ferromagnetic target, where the magnetic source, magnetic flux sensor, and ferromagnetic target are positioned to form a magnetic circuit from the magnetic source to the target, from the target to the sensor, and returning to the magnetic source through the sensor backing.