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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. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Wendell Lee Wright, Huntington, IN (US);
Inventor:
Wendell Lee Wright, Huntington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Wabash Magnetics, LLC, Wabash, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention includes a system with a sensor to detect a change in one or more physical characteristics and provide a corresponding electrical sensor signal, a controller including a power source for the sensor, and transient suppression circuitry. This circuitry is coupled between the sensor and the power source of the controller, and includes a first thermistor to protect the sensor from a power surge from the controller and/or power source.