US Patent Issued to TDK on March 11 for "Magnetic sensor including magnetic detection element disposed on inclined surface" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,248,040, issued on March 11, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).

"Magnetic sensor including magnetic detection element disposed on inclined surface" was invented by Hidekazu Kojima (Tokyo), Kenzo Makino (Tokyo) and Hiraku Hirabayashi (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic sensor includes a substrate including a top surface; an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, the insulating layer including first and second inclined surfaces each inclined with respect to the top surface of the substrate; and an MR element. The MR element is disposed on the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface. The MR element includes ...