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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Applicant:
Eric Bechhoefer, New Haven, VT (US);
Inventor:
Eric Bechhoefer, New Haven, VT (US);
Assignee:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01); H03H 9/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A proximity sensor for determining a position of an object. The proximity sensor includes a SAW device having a load end and an input end for receiving an input pulse. A sensing section connects to the load end of the SAW device. When the object is in a first position, the sensing section provides a first response indicative of the first position and, when the object is in a second position, the sensing section provides a second response indicative of the second position such that the position of the object can be determined based upon the response to the input pulse.