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Ferromagnetic loop

US7015827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2004
Grant dateMar 21, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/015
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A ferromagnetic loop having a footprint characterized by a continuous wire shaped in a serpentine manner to form multiple contiguous polygons within the footprint for detection of moving vehicles. The footprint can be one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, an ellipse, or a circle. Similarly, each of the multiple contiguous polygons can be one of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram. Different design configurations for the ferromagnetic loop and methods for making and using the same are disclosed.

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