US Patent Issued to TDK on Sept. 30 for "Displacement detection apparatus, displacement detection system, park lock system, and pedal system" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,534, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).

"Displacement detection apparatus, displacement detection system, park lock system, and pedal system" was invented by Yohei Hirota (Tokyo) and Naoki Ohta (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A displacement detection apparatus includes a magnetic field generator, a first soft magnetic body, a second soft magnetic body, and a magnetic detection element. The magnetic field generator extends along a plane orthogonal to a first direction and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first soft magnetic body entirely overlaps the first portion in the first direction. Th...