ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,355,274, issued on July 8, was assigned to Infineon Technologies AG (Neubiberg, Germany).

"Devices and methods for position detection by a 3D magnetic field sensor" was invented by Lifeng Guan (Singapore) and Wai Keung Frankie Chan (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a first electronic component and a case, wherein the case includes a first charging compartment configured to accommodate and charge the first electronic component. The device further includes a first magnet included in the first electronic component and a 3D magnetic field sensor included in the case. The device further includes a detection unit confi...