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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:
Jul. 04, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2014
Applicants:

Jeffrey R Smithanik, Calgary, CA;

Timothy a Harrris, Calgary, CA;

Gregory W Smith, Calgary, CA;

Udell SO, Calgary, CA;

Eric B Mazzei, Calgary, CA;

Inventors:

Jeffrey R Smithanik, Calgary, CA;

Timothy A Harrris, Calgary, CA;

Gregory W Smith, Calgary, CA;

Udell So, Calgary, CA;

Eric B Mazzei, Calgary, CA;

Assignee:

SKF MAGNETICS BEARINGS, Calgary, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01D 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/2013 (2013.01);
Abstract

An angular position detector includes a cylindrical rotor having an axis of rotation and a first ring with a plurality of alternating teeth and valleys, a first first-ring magnetic sensor having a sensor surface facing the first ring, the first first-ring magnetic sensor being configured to produce a first signal in response to movement of the first ring past the first first-ring magnetic sensor, a second first-ring magnetic sensor having a sensor surface facing the first ring and being configured to produce a second signal in response to movement of the first ring past the second first-ring magnetic sensor, the second first-ring magnetic sensor being circumferentially offset from the first first-ring magnetic sensor by a first angle and a controller operatively connected to the first and second first-ring magnetic sensors and configured to produce a first output signal based on the first and second signals.


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