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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2005
Applicant:
Craig Allen Jarrard, Middlebury, IN (US);
Inventor:
Craig Allen Jarrard, Middlebury, IN (US);
Assignee:
CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor for sensing the position of an object includes a magnet and a magnetic flux sensor. The magnet has dimensions that include a length, a width and a height. The magnet is adapted to generate a flux field. The flux field has a magnitude of flux and a flux direction. The flux direction changes along at least one of the dimensions. The magnetic flux sensor is mounted adjacent the magnet. The magnet provides a rotating magnetic field vector. A method for magnetizing a magnet to create the rotating magnetic field vector is also disclosed.