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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2016
Applicant:

Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);

Inventors:

Youn-Jae Kook, Winchester, MA (US);

Jose Barreiro Silva, Bedford, MA (US);

Jianrong Chen, Andover, MA (US);

Ronald A. Kapusta, Jr., Carlisle, MA (US);

Assignee:

Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/5776 (2012.01); G01C 19/5726 (2012.01); G01H 13/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G01P 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 13/00 (2013.01); G01C 19/5726 (2013.01); G01C 19/5776 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); G01P 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and techniques are described for matching the resonance frequencies of multiple resonators. In some embodiments, a resonator generates an output signal reflecting the resonator's response to an input drive signal and an input noise signal. The output signal is then compared to the noise signal to derive a signal representative of the resonance frequency of the resonator. Comparing that signal to the output signal of a second resonator gives an indication of whether there is a difference between the resonance frequencies of the two resonators. If there is, one or both of the resonators may be adjusted. In this manner, the resonance frequencies of resonators may be matched during normal operation of the resonators.


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