Patents by Inventor Herbert Sax

Herbert Sax has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6529140
    Abstract: A bi-dimensional position sensor that can be advantageously used in the turn system controlled from the steering wheel of a vehicle. The sensor includes a permanent magnet fixed to a control lever so as to move in a plane along first and second directions and to rotate about a third direction orthogonal to the preceding ones. The permanent magnet is movable with respect to an integrated device including a first group of sensor elements arranged spaced along the first direction, a second group of sensor elements arranged spaced along the second direction and a third group of sensor elements detecting the angular position of the permanent magnet. Electronics integrated with the sensor elements generate a code associated with each position which the permanent magnet may assume and generate a control signal corresponding to the desired function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: STMIcroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Herbert Sax, Bruno Murari, Flavio Villa, Benedetto Vigna, Paolo Ferrari