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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1985
Jeffrey C Urbanski, Sparta, NJ (US);
Allied Corporation, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Abstract
A dual antenna is provided for energizing and receiving a response from a closely coupled marker providing an identifiable signal. An elongated drive coil is wound on a substantially flat winding template and defines a longitudinal axis of the antenna. Each winding of the drive coil extends in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A receive coil has at least one elongated loop extending substantially parallel to the antenna axis with a first portion of the loop being overlapped by the drive coil; said first portion extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the antenna. One portion of the receive coil is outside the drive coil; the drive coil being substantially the same length as the marker with the receive coil being substantially as wide as the marker to optimize the signal. In one embodiment, a plurality of receive coil loops is provided to decrease the longitudinal sensitivity. Preferably, the winding template includes a U-shaped slot for receiving the first portion of the receive coil and a reduced section to receive the second portion. The template is preferably magnetic barium ferrite mixed with a plastic binder to provide a dc bias field for activation the marker. In additional embodiment, multiple receive coils are provided side-by-side to allow simultaneous reading of multiple ribbon marker.