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Patent No.:

US 8937474 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2011
Applicants:

Theron J. Hicks, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Jason L. Reene, Holland, MI (US);

Thomas Wright, Holland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Theron J. Hicks, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Jason L. Reene, Holland, MI (US);

Thomas Wright, Holland, MI (US);

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology, Holland, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/02 (2006.01); G01R 33/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/028 (2006.01); G01R 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/0023 (2013.01); G01R 33/028 (2013.01); G01R 33/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a magnetometer in which direction of the Earth's magnetic field is determined on the basis of time variant differences in the inductance of a sensor coil of the digital compass which is a function of the orientation of the sensor coil with respect to the Earth's magnetic field. The magnetometer includes a sensing coil, a feedback resistor, and a comparator.


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Hicks, Theron. (2015). Simple magnetometer for determining orientation of low intensity magnetic fields (U.S. Patent No. 8937474). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8937474

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