The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Inventors:
Daniele Mangano, San Gregorio di Catania, IT;
Riccardo Condorelli, Tremestieri Etneo, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (MB), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/10 (2006.01); H03K 17/95 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/10 (2013.01); H03K 17/9525 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for interfacing an LC sensor includes a starter configured to selectively start an oscillation of the LC sensor. The system also includes an analog peak detector configured to determine a signal (V) being indicative of a peak voltage of the oscillation of the LC sensor and a detector configured to determine a state of the LC sensor as a function of the signal (V) determined by the analog peak detector.