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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Marcus Maier, Stuttgart, DE;
Thomas Reininger, Wernau, DE;
Inventors:
Marcus Maier, Stuttgart, DE;
Thomas Reininger, Wernau, DE;
Assignee:
Festo AG & Co., Esslingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A position detecting device finds the position of a specimen arranged in a conductive structure on the basis of microwaves and includes an electrical circuit for the production and/or reception of the microwaves and a microwave antenna arrangement for emitting and/or receiving the microwaves. Said position detecting device includes a dielectric antenna body with a first pole face and a second pole face for the transmission of microwaves. The antenna body forms a component of the microwave antenna arrangement. The electrical circuit is at least in part arranged on the antenna body.