Patent ID: 6933716

Claim:
A sensor comprising: an elongate magnet having a planar top surface at a proximal end, the planar top surface generally orthogonal to a central axis of the elongate magnet extending to a distal end, and a side wall extending therebetween; proximity sensing circuitry carried directly on the flat surface, the proximity sensing circuitry having at least two bond pads for providing an electrical connection therewith, the proximity sensing circuitry having a sensing element aligned along the central axis for providing a desirable sensor signal output independent of a rotation about the central axis; and at least two nonmagnetic, electrically conductive elongate pins extending generally parallel to the central, the at least two elongate pins in a spaced relation to the side wall of the magnet, each of the at least two elongate pins having a proximal end proximate each of the at least two bond pads and a wire connection therebetween, wherein a distal end of the at least two elongate pins includes an offset extending around the magnet distal end and inward toward the central axis.