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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7193412 | Target activated sensor A target activated sensor including a magnet, a magnetic field sensing element located proximate the magnet and a single ferrous pole located proximate the sensing element. The sensing element senses a change in magnetic field caused by the presence of a target. The... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185916 | Vehicle seat assembly having a field effect sensor for detecting seat position A vehicle seat assembly including a rail pair defining a mounting rail and a triggering rail. One of the rails is supported on a floor pan of the vehicle and the other is adapted to support a seat cushion. The rails are moveably supported relative to each other. Als... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183765 | Micro-position sensor using faraday effect A micro-position sensor and sensing system using the Faraday Effect. The sensor uses a permanent magnet to provide a magnetic field, and a magneto-optic material positioned in the magnetic field for rotating the plane of polarization of polarized light transmitted t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176545 | Apparatus and methods for maskless pattern generation General purpose methods for the fabrication of integrated circuits from flexible membranes formed of very thin low stress dielectric materials, such as silicon dioxide or silicon nitride, and semiconductor layers. Semiconductor devices are formed in a semiconductor ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173410 | Proximity sensor combining impedance, frequency and decay constant information Systems and methods are disclosed that compensate for temperature drift in a proximity sensor, such as an extended range inductive proximity sensor. Voltage measurement can be taken before, and during damped oscillatory decay of a voltage in a resonant circuit in th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173411 | Inductive proximity sensor using coil time constant for temperature compensation Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate determining coil temperature in a proximity sensor, such as an extended range inductive proximity sensor. Voltage measurements can be taken before, and during, damped oscillatory decay of a voltage in a resonant circ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173414 | Position detection apparatus and method for linear and rotary sensing applications A position detection system and method for linear and rotary sensing applications are disclosed herein, including a plurality of magnetoresistive sensing components for linear and rotary detection sensing, and an integrated circuit for amplifying and calibrating sig... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168308 | Methods for detecting, monitoring, and/or controlling behaviour of a tire in motion A system for determining interaction between a tire and a contact surface during movement of a motor vehicle includes at least one first sensor and processing means. The at least one first sensor includes one or more first elongated piezoelectric elements which exte... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171342 | Method for determining magnetization and the field radiated by a ferromagnetic plate The invention concerns the field of devices and appliances for measuring the intensity and the direction of the magnetic field emitted by a plate or a structure, such as for example a ship's hull and it particularly concerns a method for determining the magnetisatio... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158754 | Electromagnetic tracking system and method using a single-coil transmitter Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for electromagnetic tracking using a single-coil transmitter. The system includes a single coil transmitter emitting a signal, a receiver receiving a signal from the single coil transmitter, an... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7149654 | Sensor measurement method and system with universal data concentrators A measurement method and system in which a plurality of sensors are scattered about the system. One or more universal data concentrators are deployed in the areas where the sensors are concentrated. Each data concentrator is connected to one or more computers. Uniqu... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147261 | Seat track assembly for a motor vehicle having an integrated position sensor A seat track assembly for a seat of a motor vehicle having a floor and an airbag. The seat track assembly includes a stationary rail fixedly secured to the floor. The seat track assembly also includes a movable rail fixedly secured to the seat and slidably engaged w... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148681 | Proximity sensor device that determines at least one physical characteristic of an item A sensor device includes the ability to determine part presence and at least one physical characteristic of the part. A drive coil and sense coil are arranged so that a voltage applied across the drive coil causes a response in the sense coil, which is influenced by... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145348 | Sensor device with coated electric wire shielding A coated electric wire is wound around a detection circuit in a planar manner for the purpose of electrostatic shield. This winding is performed, for example, spirally in a single layer. In the case where there are further provided a detection circuit board includin... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145325 | Displacement detection apparatus and displacement detection method Improving reducing or eliminating the effects of variation in characteristics of the resonance circuit in a resonance type displacement detection apparatus, so as to improve displacement detection accuracy. In a displacement detection system 10, the resonance... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144042 | Seat belt device A device for use together with a seat belt (3) of a seat in a vehicle (6), comprising a sensor (2) for measuring tension in the seat belt and a member (4) for limiting the load transferable by the seat belt, the seat belt tension sensor b... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141985 | Field programmable driver/transmitter for a proximity probe An electronics package for use with a proximity probe is disclosed that is capable of being calibrated to work with any proximity probe and cable and that is capable of being programmed in the field. The electronic package establishes and measures a plurality of gap... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138295 | Method of information processing using three dimensional integrated circuits A Three-Dimensional Structure (3DS) Memory allows for physical separation of the memory circuits and the control logic circuit onto different layers such that each layer may be separately optimized. One control logic circuit suffices for several memory circuits, red... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132824 | Position detector, camera-shake compensation mechanism, and image capture apparatus A position detector includes a magnet, a pair of Hall effect devices, and a processing circuit for detecting relative positions of the magnet and the pair of Hall effect devices. The processing circuit detects a difference in magnitude between output values of the H... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129701 | Method of inductive proximity sensing A method of non-intrusive, inductive proximity sensing of a target through a conductive barrier comprises the steps of: disposing an inductive proximity sensor on one side of a barrier of conductive material; disposing a target on the other side of the barrier; dete... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126330 | Integrated three-dimensional magnetic sensing device and method to fabricate an integrated three-dimensional magnetic sensing device An integrated three-dimensional magnetic or any field sensing device and a method to fabricate an integrated three-dimensional magnetic sensing device is presented. An integrated three-dimensional magnetic sensing device comprises an apparatus that defines at least ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119539 | Arrangement for determining the position of a motion sensor element An arrangement for determining the position of a motion sensor element influencing the formation of a magnetic field, impressed on the arrangement, periodically along its motion co-ordinate, includes a sensor arrangement which is sensitive along a measuring directio... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119661 | Combined tire pressure monitoring and keyless entry receiver A system for monitoring conditions within a tire (12) including a sensor assembly (14) including a pressure sensor (36), an accelerometer (34), a temperature sensor (32), and a transmitter (40) to transmit signals indicative... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112962 | Angular position detection utilizing a plurality of rotary configured magnetic sensors A magnetic sensing method and system include a die comprising a central location thereof. A group of magnetoresistive bridge circuits are located and configured upon the die. A magnetic biasing component is then utilized to bias the plurality of magnetoresistive bri... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113092 | Ferromagnetic object detector An apparatus for detecting ferromagnetic objects in the vicinity of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner. The apparatus comprises primary sensor means adapted to measure a magnetic field, arranged in communication with signal processing means configured to identify ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112955 | Magnetic sensing device including a magnetoresistive sensor and a supporting magnet A magnetoresitive sensor comprising at least one sensor element for measuring a magnetic field, and a magnet assigned to the sensor element is disclosed. The magnet (14) has structures (18) which lead to a perpendicular guidance of magnetic flux lines ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106052 | Inductive proximity switch with differential coil arrangement Inductive proximity switch has a first transmitting coil (S1) and a first receiving coil (E1) of a receiving coil arrangement. The transmitting coil (S1) transmits an exciting field inducing eddy currents in a metallic trip (1) brought in... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100944 | Method of attaching a seat belt to a seat belt tension sensor A webbing of a seat belt engages an opening of a seat belt tension sensor. In one embodiment, the webbing is bunched or folded so as to prevent rubbing against the sides of the opening in the housing and anchor plate, or an outer surface of the seat belt tension sen... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096148 | Magnetic tracking system The present invention provides an electromagnetic tracking system that includes a field generator and a field sensor arranged to generate and detect, respectively, an electromagnetic field. Both the transmitter and receiver coils are connected to signal conditioning... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086297 | Seat belt tension sensor having shock isolation A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt assembly in a vehicle. The seat belt tensor sensor is secured to the vehicle by a bolt. The sensor includes a housing that is secured by the bolt. An anchor plate is mounted to the housing. The anchor plate has a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088094 | Displacement sensing system and method A displacement sensing system and method addresses demanding requirements for high precision sensing of displacement of a shaft, for use typically in a linear electro-dynamic machine, having low failure rates over multi-year unattended operation in hostile environme... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088095 | Balanced magnetic linear displacement sensor A magnetic linear displacement sensor. In accordance with one embodiment, the displacement sensor includes a Hall transducer element having a sensor plate surface and at least one magnet having a lengthwise dimension along which said Hall element detects a magnetic ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081748 | Magnetic resonance scanner with electromagnetic position and orientation tracking device A system for combining electromagnetic position and orientation tracking with magnetic resonance scanner is provided. One embodiment includes a magnetic resonance scanner defining a reference coordinate system for scanning a target. Coupled to the magnetic resonance... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7075293 | Method for inductive distance measurement, and a working head for carrying out this method using an induction coil An inductive measurement is carried out of the distance between a workpiece (3) and a working head (1), which bears an induction coil (8), through which an alternating current flows and which is part of a resonance circuit whose oscillation freq... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073764 | Seat track mechanism for vehicle seat A seat track mechanism for a vehicle seat, comprises a pair of substantially parallel movable rails attached to the vehicle seat, a pair of substantially parallel stationary rails attached to a floor section of a vehicle, the movable rails being combined with the st... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7068028 | Method and apparatus for metal target proximity detection at long distances A method and system for detecting a position of a metallic object are disclosed. The method includes (a) exciting a coil with an electrical signal to produce an electromagnetic field enveloping the object, (b) allowing a frequency of the electrical signal to be at t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063537 | Rotatable assemblies and methods of securing such assemblies A rotatable assembly and a method to use the same are provided. In particular, the assembly includes a first field device housing arrangement associated with a first electrical system, and a second field device housing arrangement associated with a second electrical... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064536 | Transducer for distance measurement A transducer (10) for distance measurement, especially between a stator and a rotor in a refiner for paper pulp production, in which the transducer is of the magnetic type and has a tubular casing (17), the one end of which forms a measuring head (1... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061234 | Modular proximity sensor A preamplifier portion 2 is arranged between a head portion 1 containing a detecting coil and an amplifier portion 3, wherein a detecting circuit and a controlling circuit and the like are arranged. The preamplifier portion 2 is connected... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055400 | Seat belt force sensor system A system for measuring seat belt forces is used to control deployment of vehicle airbags. The system includes a rigid plate member having one end attached to a portion of the seat belt and an opposite end mounted to a vehicle structure. The seat belt is used to secu... | 06/06/2006 |
