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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:
Jul. 16, 1985
Filed:
May. 20, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerrold J Rogers, Beaverton, OR (US);
Judd L Sirotiak, Tualatin, OR (US);
Assignee:
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
323280 ; 323902 ;
Abstract
A circuit is described for automatically controlling an input current to a current translating device having an output current functionally related to the input current. A sensing circuit detects the output current of the device and produces a control signal representative of the output current. The control signal is coupled to a control circuit that varies the input current to the device. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the dynamic range of the sensing circuit is increased by coupling a constant current generator to its input.