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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:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg, Frankfurt, DE;
Inventors:
Hilmar Müller, Heuchelheim, DE;
Sören Lehmann, Frankfurt, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G05G 15/04 (2006.01); G01D 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2013.01); G01D 5/2006 (2013.01); G05G 15/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an inductive angle sensor that includes a measuring element able to be positioned, within an angle measurement range, in different angle-positions about a rotational axis, as well as a coil that is at a distance from said measuring element. The surface of the measuring element is at a different distance from the coil in each angle-position, within said angle measurement range.