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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph A Ruggieri, Altamonte Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Chip Supply, Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
368121 ;
Abstract
A constant current source is provided to charge a reference capacitor. The current is switched to the capacitor by a first high-speed analog switch when a first event occurs and the current is turned off by a second high-speed analog switch when a second event occurs. The voltage produced by the charge on the capacitor is proportional to the time between events. A sample and hold circuit maintains the maximum voltage on the capacitor when the events are periodic.