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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl Ross, Mundelein, IL (US);
Walter Czarnocki, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
John Schuster, Grayslake, IL (US);
Xiaoyi Ding, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73727 ;
Abstract
A sensor (10) includes a plurality of sensing elements (14-20) deposed on a sensor substrate (12) and an electronic switching circuit (22) electrically connected to each of the sensing elements (14-20) for electrically selecting at least one of the sensing elements (14-20).