ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,457, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"Measurement device comprising a system for mechanically uncoupling a Hall effect sensor" was invented by Vianney Leroy (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for measuring the distance between two substantially parallel surfaces of an object comprises an electronic apparatus with a Hall effect sensor. The device comprises a mechanical decoupling system which isolates the object to be measured from the measuring apparatus so as to eliminate interactions that can disrupt the measurement. This de...