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8183856 System including signal offset estimation  
A system includes a first circuit configured to convert a first analog signal to a first digital signal. The system includes a second circuit configured to determine an area of the first digital...
8181493 Position sensing  
A three-axis linear position sensor apparatus may include (a) a reference device adapted as a magnetic field generating element, (b) a receiver pad adapted to measure a magnetic field generated by...
8183855 Measuring arrangement comprising a magnet  
A measuring arrangement where a magnet moves or is positioned because of the movement or position of an object, and this movement or positioning of the magnet is collected by a sensor, an in...
8183857 Rotation angle detection device for detecting rotation angle of a rotating body  
A rotation angle detection device for detecting rotation angle of a rotating body to be measured includes magnetic detection elements which are fixed to a stator and detect magnetic flux density of...
8179126 Hall rotary transformer and hall rotation angle encoder made of it  
A hall rotary transformer comprises a rotary transformer stator (1), linear Hall components (3), a PCB (4) and a permanent magnet magnetic ring (5). A ring shape soft iron core (2) is installed on...
8174255 Hall effect system  
A hall effect system having a housing, an input element coupled to the housing, and a magnetic element coupled to the input element and configured to have a detectable magnetic flux. A sensing...
8169214 Angular position sensor  
An angular position sensor and method that relies on a stationary circular array of Hall sensors and a rotatable circular array of magnets arranged about a common axis. A periodic and simultaneous...
8164327 Steering angle sensor  
A steering angle sensor assembly 10 for determining absolute angular position of a steering wheel of a motor vehicle and includes a multi-axis detector 24 having an active operating mode and a...
8141688 Disk brake for vehicle  
A disk brake for a vehicle, includes: an electric motor which has a motor shaft provided with an armature and which is attached to a caliper body so as to exhibit a power for urging a friction pad...
8138917 Latch monitoring apparatus for a shipping container door  
A system, method, and apparatus for monitoring and detecting movement of components of a shipping container latch. A latch monitor may embody an electromagnetic sensing unit and a nearby magnet or...
8138750 Integrated electronic circuit  
Disclosed is an integrated electronic circuit comprising a core circuit that generates a useful signal as well as a buffer for storing the useful signal. The buffer stores the last read value of...
8134431 Switch, in particular vehicle switch, evaluation unit therefor and associated switch unit  
The invention relates to a switch, in particular a vehicle switch, comprising a switching part which can be coupled to an actuation element, is rotationally mounted about a rotational axis and can...
8129986 Angle sensor device  
An angle sensor device is for determining information of a movable object. The information includes angular position information and/or angular speed information. The angle sensor device includes...
8129984 Multiple dimension position sensor  
An apparatus including a controller, a workpiece transport in communication with the controller having a movable portion and a transport path, and a multi-dimensional position measurement device...
8125218 Sensor assembly for detecting positioning of a moveable component  
A method of designing a sensor assembly having a housing, a first magnet and a second magnet includes forming each of the first magnet and the second magnet into a wedge shape. The method further...
8125216 Methods and apparatus for angular position sensing using multiple quadrature signals  
A sensor minimizes effects of sensor element misalignment with respect to a magnet. In one embodiment, a sensor comprises a magnet, first, second, third, and fourth sensor elements positioned in...
8111157 Apparatus for detecting tampering with a latch mechanism  
A system, method, and apparatus for monitoring and detecting movement of components of a shipping container latch. A latch monitor may embody an electromagnetic sensing unit and a nearby magnet or...
8111064 Magnetic rotational angle transducer  
A magnetic rotational angle transducer has at least one Hall sensor (14) rotatable in a magnetic field of a given configuration relative to and offset from the rotational axis (16). To enable...
8098062 Comparator circuit having latching behavior and digital output sensors therefrom  
A digital output sensor (110) includes a sensing structure (105) including at least one sensing element. The sensing structure (105) outputs a differential sensing signal (106, 107). An integrated...
8096313 Method and device for communicating electrical positioning information of a final control element  
In a method for communicating electrical positioning information of an actuator-positioned final control element such as a valve element, the positioning information resulting from continually...
8093890 Hall-effect switch circuit allowing low voltage operation  
A hall-effect switching system comprises a hall-effect switch, a voltage comparison module, and a resistance bypass module. The voltage comparison module compares a supply voltage and a reference...
8089270 Magnetic field detector having a variable threshold  
Apparatus for detecting a passing magnetic article includes a peak detector providing a detector output signal that changes state when the magnetic field signal differs from a magnetic field...
8089271 Sense magnet assembly including multiple annular portions with alternating magnetic poles  
A sense magnet assembly including a generally circular hub portion defining a central axis. The hub portion includes a generally disk-shaped base portion and an outer wall extending axially from an...
8089276 Magnetic field sensor assembly  
A magnetic field sensor assembly has at least one magnetic field sensor integrated into a semiconductor chip and has at least one magnetic field source. The semiconductor chip and the at least one...
8087304 Magnetoelastic torque sensor with ambient field rejection  
The present invention involves a method and apparatus for canceling the effects of magnetic field noise in a torque sensor by placing three sets of magnetic field sensors around a shaft, the first...
8089269 Annular magnetic encoder  
An annular magnetic encoder capable of detecting an absolute position precisely by specifying the shape of a magnetization pattern. The annular magnetic encoder (A) is of such a type that the...
8085035 Hall element and magnetic sensor  
A Hall element is provided which has a high sensitivity and contributes to an improvement in S/N ratio per current by using a low-concentration n-well within a suitable range. The Hall element...
8084694 Electrical contact device  
An electrical contact device comprising a first contact assemblage having multiple contact pads disposed in a row which are allocated to different connection types, and having a second contact...
8067935 System for sensing the opening and closing of a pharmaceutical container  
Multiple embodiments of mechanisms for sensing the opening and closing of pharmaceutical containers are disclosed. In particular, the example sensing mechanisms of the invention trigger an...
8063627 Linear sensor having angular redirection and cable displacement  
The linear sensor 1 for measuring an axial path L0 of a part 2 sliding in an axial direction 20 in a frame 3 comprises a mobile part 4 cooperating with a fixed part 5, said mobile part 4...
8054071 Two-terminal linear sensor  
A magnetic field sensor includes a linear magnetic field sensor to produce a voltage proportional to a sensed magnetic field and an interface having only two terminals for external connections. The...
8047084 Torque-index sensor  
A torque-index sensor having index sensor and torque sensor closely arranged and integrated therein with lightened interference between them is provided. The invented torque-index sensor is...
8049493 Resin-molded products and methods of manufacturing the same  
The present invention includes a resin-molded product including at least one magnet having opposite faces extending in directions intersecting with a magnetizing direction of the at least one...
8040128 Scanning susceptometer  
According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a magnet assembly to produce a static magnetic field and a set of high-Tc flux transformers to detect a flux change from an item when the item is...
8040130 Device for detecting the torque and the angle of rotation of a rotating shaft  
A device for detecting torque features of an electric screwer comprises a clutch for coupling with the electric screwer and a clutch for applying a resisting torque. The two clutches (11, 13) are...
8030916 Magnetic rotary encoder and method for iteratively aligning magnet relative to magnetic sensors  
A sensor system and method of operating such a sensor system for measuring an angle of rotation with an arrangement of at least four magnetic sensors (10, 11, 12, 13), at least four signal...
8026718 Magnetic sensor, hall element, hall IC, magnetoresistive effect element, method of fabricating hall element, and method of fabricating magnetoresistive effect element  
An aspect of the present invention provides a magnetic sensor which is operated better at a high temperature range not lower than 300° C. compared with a conventional magnetic sensor. A operating ...
8022692 Direction detection sensor  
A sensor responsive to movement of a detection target includes a magnetic field transducer operative to provide a magnetic field signal proportional to a magnetic field associated with the...
8022694 Non-contacting position sensor using a rotating magnetic vector  
A sensor for sensing the position of an object includes a magnet and a magnetic flux sensor. The magnet has dimensions that include a length, a width and a height. The magnet is adapted to generate...
8013596 Position detector and positioning device  
A position detector (3) capable of obtaining an output having a linearity in a wide range includes: a magnetic field generating member (11) attached to a movable member (10) movable in a...
8008910 Strut position sensor including a magnet mounted on an idler gear contained in a stator portion, which is movable relative to a rotor portion connected to the strut, and a galvanomagnetic sensor in the stator portion for detecting angular position of the strut  
A power actuator system for a movable vehicle panel such as a lift gate assembly includes a position sensor that detects the pivotal movement of a strut mechanism of the power lift gate assembly...
7999536 Absolute position magnetic encoder with binary and decimal output  
An absolute position magnetic encoder includes a first magnetic track configured for a binary output, a second magnetic track configured for a decimal output, a first magnetic sensor positioned...
7999535 Measuring device for determining a position between a primary part and a secondary part by magnetic flux measurements  
The invention relates to a measuring apparatus comprising a sensing head (15) for determining the position of a primary part (27) on a secondary part. The sensing head (15) is fixedly connected to...
7999533 Magnetic sensor with compensation  
A sensing assembly. The sensing assembly is spaced apart from a magnet that has a magnet length, and includes a compensation module and a string of magnetic sensors that has a string length. The...
7999538 Device and system for detecting position  
To provide a position sensor small enough to be contained in a groove formed in an air cylinder in which minimum stroke for fixing and differential travel are improved [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS]...
7994772 Remote transmitter for analogue gauges  
In a method for converting an analogue measurement indication into electric signals, the angle of rotation of the pointer of an analogue display is contact free detected and converted into a...
7994774 Methods and apparatus for an analog rotational sensor having magnetic sensor elements  
A sensor includes a magnetic position sensing element to generate angular position information, a first signal generator, a second signal generator, a first inverter to invert the first waveform...
7994886 Fault tolerant solid state push button control system with built in diagnostic  
A contactless switch module, which is actuatable between a closed circuit position and an open circuit position, a plurality of magnetic field sensing sensors, and a plurality of magnets. The...
7982454 Calibration circuits and methods for a proximity detector using a first rotation detector for a determined time period and a second rotation detector after the determined time period  
A proximity detector employs a first peak detector circuit and a second peak detector circuit, both responsive to a magnetic field signal. The second peak detector circuit includes a positive peak...
7977935 Temperature tolerant magnetic linear displacement sensor  
A linear motion sensor has two pairs of opposed spaced apart stacks of two simple two-pole bar magnets. Each stack has one shorter outer magnet and one longer inner magnet, with the outer magnets...