ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,586, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Applied Materials Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Magnetic sensor assembly" was invented by Clemens Pihan (Darmstadt, Germany) and Sven Langhoff (Darmstadt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic sensor comprises a base, at least one magnet, a first sensor element, and a second sensor element. The base including a first side and a second side. The at least one magnet disposed over the first side of the base, the at least one magnet generating magnetic flux. The first sensor element and the second sensor element being disposed over the second side, wherein the first sensor element and se...