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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:
Jun. 29, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul E Bjork, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25022721 ; 2502311 ; 359158 ;
Abstract
Optically powered sensing apparatus which has a photodiode for converting optical power to electrical energy and a switching voltage converter for optimizing power transfer from the photo diode. A controller intermittently provides a synchronizing pulse train and a synchronizing receiver detects periods when optical power drops to zero. A transducer with driving and readout electronics provides electrical parameter signals which are digitized and synchronously transmitted to the controller during the periods of no optical power from the controller. Voltage regulation, impedance matching, and temperature compensation of the photodiode optimize power transfer.