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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2004
Carl V. Nelson, Derwood, MD (US);
Carl V. Nelson, Derwood, MD (US);
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A pulse induction metal detector includes a pulse transmitter coil for generating and transmitting a first electromagnetic signal and a receiver coil for detecting and amplifying a second electromagnetic signal emitted by a nearby metal target due to eddy currents generated in response to the first electromagnetic signal. The receiver coil is a coil of wire having multiple loops. At least one switch is coupled with the coil of wire such that when the switch is in its open position, the coil of wire is a broken circuit. In this condition, the inductive properties of the receiver coil are minimized during abrupt transmitter coil turn off. The number of switches per coil loop can be varied to achieve varying levels of sensitivity.