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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. 01, 1998
Filed:
May. 12, 1997
Patrick Corrigan, Tigard, OR (US);
Ulrich Hugel, Tigard, OR (US);
ActiFlex Corporation, Tigard, OR (US);
Abstract
A measuring system includes a first circuit that produces a first signal. A transmission line has a first end and a second end where the first end is interconnected with the first circuit so as to receive the first signal. A second circuit is remotely located from the first end of the transmission line and interconnected with the second end of the transmission line so as to detect the first signal. The second circuit in response to detecting the first signal produces a second signal that is received by the second end of the transmission line. The first circuit detects the second signal and in response determines the length of the transmission line. The first signal and the second signal preferably have different frequencies and the transmission line is preferably a fiber optic cable.
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