ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,152, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to VALEO JAPAN Co. LTD. (Japan).
"Switch device" was invented by Yasumasa Serizawa (Tokyo) and Yuya Numata (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switch device may include a movable body that is displaced in an axial direction in conjunction with an operation of an operated portion, a magnet provided on the movable body, and a plurality of detection elements arranged facing the magnet. The plurality of detection elements may include a first detection element with a detection surface facing the magnet and a reversed second detection element with a detection surface facing away from the magnet. The...