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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:
Jan. 16, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edgar M Smith, Millersville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Burle Technologies, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502 / ; 250221 ;
Abstract
A digitally controlled ambient light detection circuit for an infrared intrusion detector. A light dependent resistor is used as a charging circuit for pulse driven capacitor on the input of a digital buffer circuit so that the time of reaching the threshold voltage of the buffer varys with the light falling on the light dependent resistor. The buffer output is then compared to a reference pulse which is synchronized with, but delayed from, the capacitor charging pulse. If the buffer output occurs after the reference pulse it indicates low light, and an output signal is generated to activate the infrared intrusion detector.