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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:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan J. Werner, Jr., Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/912 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/912 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for modulating the vibrations of an object with a constant amplitude has a sensor, e.g., a piezoelectric transducer, for sensing the vibrations. A light source, e.g., an LED, receives the sensed signal and illuminates a light dependent resistor (LED) In turn, a control circuit controls the vibration amplitude in accordance with the LDR resistance. A full wave bridge rectifier can be used between the sensor and the LED.