ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,222,373, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Alps Alpine Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Magnetic sensor and current sensor" was invented by Yosuke Ide (Niigata-ken, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic sensor includes a magnetoresistive element having a sensitivity axis in a Y direction, a magnetic shield disposed apart in a Z direction from the magnetoresistive element and configured to attenuate the intensity of a magnetic field to be measured, and a magnetic balance coil. The magnetic shield includes a first shield part longitudinally extending in the X direction and second shield parts provided on either side of the first shield part. ...