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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:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Antonius G. Wagemans, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/700 ; G01R 1/922 ; H03K 3/037 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/700 ; G01R 1/922 ; H03K 3/037 ;
Abstract
A device for generating an indicator signal that corresponds to an AC signal amplitude is configured such that the DC current drawn by the device is substantially proportional to the AC signal amplitude. The device is particularly well suited for automatic gain control of low-power communications equipment.