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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:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas E Stixrud, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K / ; G01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
374173 ; 307310 ; 323294 ; 374208 ;
Abstract
An uncomplicated and reliable temperature sensor has a pair thermistors coupled in parallel with a current source that is connected in series with a load resistor. Temperature variations cause a robust current output change that generates a corresponding robust output voltage determined by a proper selection of the load resistor. Increased sensitivity is provided by the robust current to avoid many of the problems otherwise associated with D.C. amplifiers (e.g., drift).