ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,150, issued on June 16, was assigned to Sonceboz Automotive S.A. (Sonceboz-Sombeval, Switzerland).
"Absolute position sensor" was invented by Christophe Audouy (Sonceboz-Sombeval, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechatronic system comprises an electric actuator for driving a mechanical member, and drive electronics for controlling the actuator associated with a position sensor including at least one magnetosensitive probe including a programmable digital switch delivering an electrical signal dependent on the angular position of the mechanical member. The drive electronics comprise a microcontroller having at least one w...