ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,446, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SA (Bevaix, Switzerland).
"Current sensor system" was invented by Simon Houis (Bevaix, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A current sensor system for accurately measuring an AC electrical current having frequencies up to 2 kHz, the system comprising: an electrical conductor (e.g. busbar) for conducting said AC current thereby creating a first magnetic field; a magnetic sensor device for measuring a magnetic field component or gradient; an object (e.g. a metal plate) having an electrically conductive surface arranged in the vicinity of said conductor for allowing edd...