ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,779, issued on July 1, was assigned to Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA (Lippstadt, Germany).

"Method for detecting and compensating a stray magnetic field when determining a rotation angle of a rotatable element by means of a magneto-resistive sensor system and magneto-resistive sensor system" was invented by Jean Doucement (Cordes-Tolosannes, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for detecting and compensating a stray magnetic field when determining a rotation angle of a rotatable element to which a magnetic element is attached. A magneto-resistive sensor system comprises a first magneto-resistive sensor disposed on a firs...