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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick Rockwell Chamberlain, IV, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P / ; G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324235 ; 32420721 ; 32420712 ; 209562 ; 235449 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for detecting a magnetic pattern having a plurality of spaced magnetic areas includes an array of magnetic sensors which are configured and spaced from each other to detect the spaced magnetic areas of a magnetic pattern brought into contiguity with the array. Electrical circuitry connects the array of magnetic sensors in series and a single source is provided for supplying current to the array of magnetic sensors through the electrical circuitry.