Patent ID: 8717016

Claim:
A current sensor comprising: a conductor portion having a first portion and a second portion; at least three slots formed in the conductor portion between the first and second portions, each of the at least three slots having a length and at least one tip portion; at least two bridge portions each having a width separating two of the at least three slots and a length coupling the first and second portions; a first contact region disposed relative to the first portion and a second contact region disposed relative to the second portion; and at least one pair of magnetic sensor elements, a first pair of magnetic sensor elements arranged relative to and spaced apart from a first of the at least two bridge portions, wherein a total current flowing between the first portion and the second portion of the conductor is divided into at least two current portions, a first current portion passing through a first of the at least two bridge portions and a second current portion passing through a second of the at least two bridge portions, each of the first and second current portions being less than the total current.