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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:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alain Schuhl, Palaiseau, FR;
Frederic Nguyen Van Dau, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson-CSF, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338 / ;
Abstract
This ammeter comprises an element made of magnetoresistive material in a thin layer located on a first face of a substrate; first connection means connected to the magnetoresistive element in two zones along a first direction (XX') and enabling the element to be supplied with current; second connection means connected to the magnetoresistive element in two zones located along a second direction (YY') perpendicular to the first direction (XX'). This ammeter enables the measurement of the value of the current flowing in a conductor preferably oriented in a direction (ZZ') parallel to the first direction (XX').