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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. 22, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mervin L Grindahl, Waseca, MN (US);
Assignee:
E. F. Johnson Company, Waseca, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324 / ; 307516 ; 307514 ;
Abstract
A frequency detector completely implemented with digital logic circuitry is disclosed. The frequency detector hereof employs a unique phase locked loop digitally implemented with asynchronous ripple counters, and a digitally implemented amplitude comparator and signal integrator. The detector is especially adapted for implementation in CMOS hardware, or similar hardware having low current drain characteristics. The selectivity of the detector can be set to a narrow bandwidth for excellent noise discrimination characteristics.