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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8148978 | Magnetic sensor array A magnetic sensor array includes a first three-dimensional magnetic sensor secured to a substrate in a central location of the substrate. A number of second three-dimensional magnetic sensors are secured to the substrate at a first distance from the first magnetic s... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8138757 | Manufacturing method for magnetic sensor and lead frame therefor A magnetic sensor is constituted using magnetic sensor chips mounted on stages supported by interconnecting members and a frame having leads in a lead frame. Herein, the stages are inclined upon plastic deformation of the interconnecting members. When the frame is h... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8076930 | Thin film 3 axis fluxgate and the implementation method thereof There is provided a thin film tri-gate fluxgate for detecting a component of a magnetic field in directions of three axes, the thin film tri-gate fluxgate comprising: two first thin film fluxgates of a bar-type disposed on a plane for detecting horizontal components... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7936168 | Magnetic field dosimeter A portable device is used to measure exposure to magnetic fields and/or exposure to changes of magnetic field. The device (10) includes a first sensor (14) for measuring instantaneous magnetic field strength, and a second sensor (15) which is lo... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932718 | System and method using magnetic anomaly field magnitudes for detection, localization, classification and tracking of magnetic objects A magnetic anomaly sensing system and method uses at least four triaxial magnetometer (TM) sensors with each of the TM sensors having X,Y,Z magnetic sensing axes. The TM sensors are arranged in a three-dimensional array with respective ones of the X,Y,Z magnetic sen... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7755353 | Three-axis fluxgate-type magnetism detecting device A three-axis fluxgate-type circuit having three fluxgate sensors for outputting three analog voltage values respectively. A controller normalizes three digital voltage values corresponding to said three analog voltage values, select a set of linear voltage values fr... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7525309 | Magnetic sensor array A magnetic sensor array includes a first three-dimensional magnetic sensor secured to a substrate in a central location of the substrate. A number of second three-dimensional magnetic sensors are secured to the substrate at a first distance from the first magnetic s... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7471084 | Extremely low frequency (ELF) or low frequency (LF) magnetic field distribution measuring system Disclosed herein is an ELF or LF magnetic field measuring system, which can easily measure each magnetic field component existing in a free space generated by electric appliances or in a human body phantom filled with a specific fluid. A 3-axes magnetic field probe ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7463024 | Method and device for processing a multi-channel measurement of magnetic fields A method and device by means of which an irrotational, sourceless vector field can be expressed by a number of physically reasonable basis vectors. In the method and device for processing a multi-channel measurement of magnetic fields of the present invention, measu... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7420364 | Small-sized attitude detection sensor and portable telephone using the small-sized attitude detection sensor An attitude detection sensor includes three magnetic sensing parts that detect magnetic field strength in respective directions along three axes perpendicular to each other, and two tilt sensing parts that detect tilt angles around two axes perpendicular to each oth... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417424 | Magnetic-field-measuring device A device (16) used to measure at least one component of a magnetic field, includes a magnetoresistive sensor (102) and a measuring chain (28). The input of the measuring chain is connected to the magnetoresistive sensor (102), while the o... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414404 | Metal detection apparatus A metal detection apparatus includes a transmitter for generating a magnetic field in the vicinity of the metal object, and a detector for detecting a secondary magnetic field. The detector include a first gradiometer for providing a first output signal representati... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408342 | Device for measuring a component of current based on magnetic fields A magnetic-field-measuring probe includes at least two magnetoresistive sensors which are sensitive to respective magnetic fields along a determined measurement axis. The at least two magnetoresistive sensors are rigidly connected to one another in a position such t... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405561 | Reduced power sensing apparatus having fluxgate and control method thereof A sensing apparatus includes a fluxgate module which outputs an analog signal corresponding to terrestrial magnetism using a fluxgate having a magnetic substance core and a driving coil, and an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter which converts an analog signal output... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400142 | Dynamic magnetic anomaly compensation An array of three-axis magnetometers used for dynamic magnetic anomaly compensation are located at the corners of a parallelopiped, with pairs of magnetometer outputs used to derive a magnetic anomaly gradient vector used to compensate a compass and/or the output of... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7375529 | Induction magnetometer An array of induction magnetometers for use in airborne transient electromagnetic (ATEM) geophysical exploration is disclosed, having similar weight and external dimensions of prior art induction magnetometers but with improved signal strength, signal-to-noise ratio... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369898 | System and method for responding to pulsed gradient magnetic fields using an implantable medical device Implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), are vulnerable to the powerful magnetic fields associated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In particular, pulsed gradient components, if strong enough, can induc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368903 | Measurement method and mobile information device A measured physical quantity calculating part 41 calculates a measurement result-corrected value obtained by correcting a measurement result of a sensor unit 25 by the use of corrected values for the sensor unit 25. Subsequently, a measurement e... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365535 | Closed-loop magnetic sensor system A closed loop magnetic sensor system for measuring an input magnetic field from a magnetic field source has a compensation circuit, which can be for example a printed wire board, and a magnetic sensor, such as a Magnetoresistive (MR) sensor, for measuring an input m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366619 | Signal-processing unit for fluxgate magnetometers A signal processing unit includes an integrating unit. The integrating unit is composed of a plurality of digital elements and is operative to integrate a detection signal over every quarter of one cycle of the detection signal to generate an integration value. The ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358722 | 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 ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353614 | Vehicle compass system with continuous automatic calibration The compass system of the present invention utilizes an improved calibration routine in which a processing circuit of the compass recalibrates the compass each time three data points are obtained from a magnetic field sensor that meet predetermined criteria. One suc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352177 | Three-axis fluxgate-type magnetism detecting device and method A three-axis fluxgate-type circuit having three fluxgate sensors for outputting three analog voltage values respectively. A controller normalizes three digital voltage values corresponding to said three analog voltage values, select a set of linear voltage values fr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7324598 | Apparatus and method to reduce quantization error An apparatus includes a quantizer to generate a quantized signal from an input signal and a function unit may be included to generate an output signal by applying a predetermined function to the quantized signal. The apparatus further may include a correction unit t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317315 | Magnetic azimuth measurement apparatus A magnetic azimuth measurement apparatus without arithmetic means nor any mechanical motion such as rotation, not affecting its mass production ability because of a simple configuration, and making it possible to measure a azimuth in higher precision, is provided. A... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7298140 | Three-dimensional magnetic direction sensor, and magneto-impedance sensor element A three-dimensional magnetic bearing sensor 10a includes a first sensor 101, a second sensor 102, and a third sensor 103 each constituted by a magneto-impedance sensor element 10 comprising a magnetic sensitive member 2 | 11/20/2007 |
| 7271586 | Single package design for 3-axis magnetic sensor A sensor package comprising an X-axis sensor circuit component, a Y-axis sensor circuit component, and a Z-axis sensor circuit component, each mounted to a top surface of a rigid substrate. To minimize the height of the package, a channel is cut out of the top surfa... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268544 | Magnetism detecting device for canceling offset voltage A magnetism detecting device includes a magnetometric sensor, a bias magnetic field generating unit, a voltage applying unit, a detecting unit, and an operating unit. The detecting unit calculates a first output corresponding to a difference between two voltage valu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7235968 | Sensor for detecting the direction of a magnetic field in a plane The invention relates to a sensor for detecting the direction of a magnetic field in a plane whose direction can be defined by the indication of a polar angle ?. Said sensor comprises a number of n magnetic field sensors (3.0 to 3.7). A measurement axis (8.1 to 8.4)... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231325 | System for evaluating a sensor signal The inventive device for evaluating the sensor signal includes the provider for providing the sensor signal, the processor for processing the sensor signal and for providing an information signal comprising information regarding the amplitude course of the sensor si... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224161 | Magnet with electromagnetic coil/impedance/sensor element A magneto impedance sensor element with electromagnetic coil comprised of: a terminal board on which an extended groove which extends in one direction has been formed; an electromagnetic coil, made with one part of the coil formed in a spiral shape inside the extend... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7196514 | Multi-conductive ferromagnetic core, variable permeability field sensor and method A magnetic field sensor relies on variations in permeability of magnetic material to detect an external field. An exemplary magnetic field sensor includes a lengthwise extending sensing element, and a coil wound about the sensing element. The sensing element may be ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193413 | Magnetic field measurement apparatus A magnetic field measurement apparatus which reduces an interference magnetic field entering into a pick-up coil is provided. The magnetic field measurement apparatus includes a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer having a pick-up coil f... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187167 | Magnetic sensor On a single chip are formed a plurality of magnetoresistance effect elements provided with pinned layers having fixed magnetization axes in the directions that cross each other. On a substrate 10 are formed magnetic layers that will become two magnetic tunnel... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186377 | Absorption power measuring device In an apparatus for measuring absorbed power including an electromagnetic field probe 1 fixedly mounted within a head simulation phantom 2 which simulates the configuration and the electromagnetic characteristics of a head of a human body, and wherein ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7173420 | Magnetic detection device and method for manufacture A magnetic sensor assembly comprising magnetic detection elements is provided. In a magnetic sensor assembly 100 according to the present invention, a magnetic detection element 140 is fixed to a base member 110 and, by having the base member | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170724 | Magnetic sensor and manufacturing method therefor A magnetic sensor comprises magnetoresistive elements and permanent magnet films, which are combined together to form GMR elements formed on a quartz substrate having a square shape, wherein the permanent magnet films are paired and connected to both ends of the mag... | 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 |
| 7154447 | Nanocrystalline core antenna for EAS and RFID applications A nanocrystalline core antenna for use in electronic article surveillance (EAS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. The nanocrystalline antenna is constructed from nanocrystalline material and exhibits improved detection range in EAS and RFID systems ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145330 | Scanning magnetic microscope having improved magnetic sensor A scanning magnetic microscope SMM (20) includes a sensor (10) for sensing a magnetic field generated by a specimen (78), the sensor including one of a MTJ, a GMR, or an EHE sensor; translation apparatus (22A–C, 52) for translati... | 12/05/2006 |
