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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2010
Applicants:

LI Gao, Katy, TX (US);

Jeffrey L. Moore, Houston, TX (US);

Jimmy W. Anders, Montgomery, TX (US);

Michael T. Pelletier, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Li Gao, Katy, TX (US);

Jeffrey L. Moore, Houston, TX (US);

Jimmy W. Anders, Montgomery, TX (US);

Michael T. Pelletier, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/26 (2006.01); G01B 7/14 (2006.01); E21B 47/09 (2012.01); G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/14 (2013.01); E21B 47/09 (2013.01); E21B 49/08 (2013.01); G01B 7/003 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01);
Abstract

For some embodiments, a system includes a moveable structure, moveable in at least a linear direction relative to a supporting structure, a magnetic field sensor assembly including a magnetic field sensor, and a magnet, wherein one of the magnet and the magnetic field sensor is coupled to the moveable structure, and wherein the other of the magnet and the magnetic field sensor assembly is coupled to the supporting structure, and wherein the magnetic field sensor assembly is configured to determine the relative position of the magnet to the magnetic field sensor.


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