Patent ID: 11899081
Assignee: BARNES GROUP INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 5:
6. The wireless sensor as defined in claim 5, wherein said control circuitry further includes a magnetic sensor/switch; said magnetic sensor/switch includes a Hall effect sensor; said magnetic sensor/switch configured to perform one or more functions selected from the group consisting of a) manually activate said wireless sensor by use of a handheld magnet and/or other type of magnetic device, b) manually deactivate said wireless sensor by use of a handheld magnet and/or other type of magnetic device, c) manually place said wireless sensor into one or more sleep modes by use of a handheld magnet and/or other type of magnetic device, d) manually wake said wireless sensor from one or more sleep modes by use of a handheld magnet and/or other type of magnetic device, e) cause said wireless sensor to transmit a signal that indicates that a handheld magnet and/or other type of magnetic device has been placed in close proximity to said magnetic sensor/switch, f) cause said wireless sensor to move from a sleep mode to an operational/run mode and to transmit information normally transmitted by said wireless sensor while in said operational/run mode, and g) change a time interval between wireless information/data transmission by said wireless sensor.