ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,173, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SA (Bevaix, Switzerland).
"Current sensor system" was invented by Mathieu Gallot (Bevaix, Switzerland) and Robert Racz (Bevaix, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A current sensor system for measuring an AC electrical current, includes: an electrical conductor portion for conducting the AC current and generating a first magnetic field; a U-shaped magnetic shielding partially surrounding said electrical conductor portion, and having a central shielding portion and two shielding leg portions; a metal plate or a metal layer arranged at a distance from the shielding legs ...