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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:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Applicant:
Nicholas F. Busch, Freeport, IL (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas F. Busch, Freeport, IL (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01B 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic sensor includes a magnet located proximate to a target comprising a plurality of teeth and a plurality of slots formed therebetween. An integrated circuit is generally located on one side of the magnet wherein the integrated circuit comprises a plurality of asymmetrically arranged magnetoresistive bridge components, wherein the integrated circuit and the magnet are configured into a sensor package, such that the plurality of asymmetrically arranged magnetoresistive bridge components enables a detection of at least one tooth among the plurality of target teeth.