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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:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Gandel, Montfaucon, FR;
Yann Buaillon, Besancon, FR;
Assignee:
Moving Magnet Technologies (S. A.), Besancon, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 ;
Abstract
A position sensor including at least one stator structure defining a secondary gap wherein is housed at least one Hall probe, and a mobile magnet in a main gap. The stator structure includes stator parts defining at least one first secondary gap wherein is housed at least one first Hall probe delivering a signal which is a function of the displacement of the mobile magnet relative to a first degree of freedom, and at least one second secondary gap wherein is housed at least one second Hall probe delivering a signal which is a function of the displacement of the mobile magnet relative to a second degree of freedom.