US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on March 24 for "Proximity sensor with integrated control features and method of operation thereof" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,587,193, issued on March 24, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Proximity sensor with integrated control features and method of operation thereof" was invented by Shane Morse Rowell (Arlington, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A proximity sensor with integrated control features includes a sensing circuit that detects a target feature in proximity thereto and generates a sensor signal responsive to detection of the target feature, an interface circuit that receives inputs from an external device and conditions the inputs to provide digital logic outputs, output electronics that selectively provide actuation signa...