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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2006
Applicant:
John Houldsworth, Reston, VA (US);
Inventor:
John Houldsworth, Reston, VA (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Northern Virginia Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting a change in an electrical property between contacts. A one-time operating state detection device includes a member coupling a pair of contacts and a detector for detecting a change in the coupling between the pair of contacts when the member is moved.