ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,471, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).
"Magnetic sensor with detection element having a non-constant portion" was invented by Kazuya Watanabe (Tokyo) and Kenzo Makino (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic sensor includes a substrate including a top surface, an insulating layer including an inclined surface, and a magnetic detection element disposed on the inclined surface. The magnetic detection element includes a first side surface and a second side surface. The first side surface is located at a position forward in a first direction that is one direction along the inclined surface. The second side surfa...