US Patent Issued to Infineon Technologies on May 20 for "Magnetic-field-based current measuring device and method for magnetic-field-based measurement of electric currents" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,218, issued on May 20, was assigned to Infineon Technologies AG (Neubiberg, Germany).

"Magnetic-field-based current measuring device and method for magnetic-field-based measurement of electric currents" was invented by Stephan Leisenheimer (Oberhaching, Germany) and Richard Heinz (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The innovative concept described herein relates to a magnetic-field-based current measuring device. The latter includes, inter alia, an at least two-dimensionally measuring magnetic field sensor mounted at a node at which a first, a second and a third electrical conductor, each coming from different directions, are brou...