ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,836, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Inductive proximity sensors" was invented by Gordon Elliott Winer (Prescott, Ariz.) and Muhammed Shihab (Ernakulam, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A proximity sensor system can include a target assembly having one or more first targets comprising a first material having first magnetic permeability and one or more second targets comprising a second material having a second magnetic permeability. The system can include an inductive proximity sensor positioned relative to the target assembly to sense an inductance of the target assembly. The induct...