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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Iloq Oy, Oulu, FI;
Inventors:
Väinö Tikkanen, Oulu, FI;
Mika Piirainen, Oulu, FI;
Assignee:
iLOQ Oy, Oulu, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 47/0002 (2013.01); E05B 47/0603 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0007 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method includes: switching (), in a magnetically-operated actuator, between a first mechanical state and a second mechanical state using either a first internal magnetization configuration or a second internal magnetization configuration; after the switching (), measuring (), by a magnetic sensor, a prevailing magnetic field caused by the magnetically-operated actuator, testing () the prevailing magnetic field against a predetermined condition, and based on the testing (), detecting () whether the switching between the first mechanical state and the second mechanical state was completed or not completed.