Electricity: measuring and testing – Magnetic – Magnetometers
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
Patidar, Jay M (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Magnetic
Magnetometers
Reexamination Certificate
active
07969149
ABSTRACT:
A magnetic direction sensor can detect at higher precision the magnitude and direction of a detected magnetic field. The magnetic direction sensor has a measuring section, a storage section and an operating section. The measuring section has first and second MR elements, and detects resistance values of these elements in accordance with an attitude change of the sensor and the presence or absence of a bias magnetic field to be applied through a coil in a direction orthogonal to a magnetization direction of each pinned layer in the first and second MR elements. The storage section stores fixed data invariable in response to a detected magnetic field direction, in resistance values of these elements measured by the measuring section. The operating section calculates a detected magnetic field vector from variable data of resistance values of these elements measured by the measuring section, and fixed data stored in the storage section.
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Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
Patidar Jay M
TDK Corporation
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