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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Inventor:
Scott R. Durkee, New Haven, VT (US);
Assignee:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of measuring target proximity comprising the steps of transmitting a magnetic field signal by a controller of a proximity sensor at a target, measuring impedance of an inductor of a proximity sensor, calculating a relative position of the target in relation to a sensor face, and providing a near/far output status of the target at a predetermined rate.