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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory P. Doten, Crystal, MN (US);
Assignee:
Data Sciences International, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/66 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/66 ;
Abstract
A method for detecting a phase difference is provided. The method includes selecting first and second input signals from a plurality of pairs of input signals. The method further includes modulating a duty cycle of first and second intermediate signals from a first duty cycle based on a phase difference between the first and second input signals. The method also includes creating a differential signal based on the modulated duty cycles of the first and second intermediate signals that is related to the phase difference between the first and second input signals.