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Dual magnetic sensor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-06-21
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2004-06-21
Abstract
Abstract A dual magnetic sensor utilizing a pair of separate coils to generate separate and isolated signals from a single pickup point, each signal having a power output at least equal to that of a conventional single coil sensor, the dual sensor having physical dimensions making it substitutable for a conventional single coil sensor.
Inventors
- 👤 John T. Hewitt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:35
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P1/00; G01P1/02; G01P1/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A sensor comprising: a housing; an elongated cylindrical permanent magnet within said housing; an elongated cylindrical bobbin secured within said magnet; an elongated pole piece of ferromagnetic material secured within said bobbin for establishing a magnetic field adjacent an end of said bobbin; a pair of coils of wire coaxially wound upon and along the length of said bobbin between said end of said bobbin and the opposite end of said bobbin, said pair of coils of wire being wound upon said bobbin in adjacent, side-by-side, electrically separate and insulated relation from one another so as to sense equally and independently any disturbance of said magnetic field caused by passage of a ferromagnetic element through said magnetic field; and electrically conductive leads connected to said pair of coils, respectively, for separate application of the electrical outputs of said pair of coils to an external circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A sensor comprising: a housing; an elongated cylindrical permanent magnet within said housing; an elongated cylindrical bobbin secured within said magnet; an elongated pole piece of ferromagnetic material secured within said bobbin for establishing a magnetic field adjacent an end of said bobbin; a pair of coils of wire coaxially wound upon and along the length of said bobbin between said end of said bobbin and the opposite end of said bobbin, said pair of coils of wire being wound upon said bobbin in adjacent, side-by-side, electrically separate and insulated relation from one another so as to sense equally and independently any disturbance of said magnetic field caused by passage of a ferromagnetic element through said magnetic field; and electrically conductive leads connected to said pair of coils, respectively, for separate application of the electrical outputs of said pair of coils to an external circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sensor of claim 1 and including a ferromagnetic shim located between said housing and said permanent magnet.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-03-02 | 1994-09-01 | 1995-03-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-03-02 | 1998-09-01 | 1999-03-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |