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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Glenn A. Forrest, Bow, NH (US);
James M. Bailey, Concord, NH (US);
Washington Lamar, Mont Vernon, NH (US);
Inventors:
Glenn A. Forrest, Bow, NH (US);
James M. Bailey, Concord, NH (US);
Washington Lamar, Mont Vernon, NH (US);
Assignee:
Allegro Microsystems, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A proximity detector has a sequential flow state machine to identify states associated with a magnetic field signal provided by a magnetic field sensing element. The proximity detector can include a vibration processor to identify a vibration in response to the states.