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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:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Helmar R Steglich, Marblehead, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ametek Aerospace Products, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327323 ; 327325 ; 327379 ; 327561 ;
Abstract
An electronic clamping circuit is provided in one preferred embodiment, the clamping circuit includes a pair of series-connected diodes, both having the same bias, which are shunted across a feedback path of a transimpedance amplifier circuit. A capacitive element is connected to a node in-between the diodes and a potential (e.g., ground). The arrangement of the diodes and capacitive element serve to keep the amplifier circuit's operation within its linear limits without severely degrading its bandwidth.