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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:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G01D 11/24 (2006.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2013.01); G01D 11/245 (2013.01); H05K 1/0219 (2013.01); H05K 1/115 (2013.01); H05K 1/162 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09645 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure presents a method, a sensor comprising printed circuit board (PCB), and a sensor PCB for a capacitive sensor for sensing position or motion of a shaft comprising an electrically conducting part. The method and the sensor utilize the sensor PCB that comprises a mounting hole through which the conducting part of the shaft can be mounted, at least one capacitor electrode formed to the printed circuit board, wherein an electrode surface of the electrode extends parallel to a center axis of the mounting hole and faces the center axis.