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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:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Carl F Liepold, Chandler, AZ (US);
Craig M Aykroyd, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Jonathan Daniel Mclin, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Carl F Liepold, Chandler, AZ (US);
Craig M Aykroyd, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Jonathan Daniel McLin, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/01 (2006.01); G01K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A temperature sensor, in accordance with the principles of the invention comprises a silicon substrate. The silicon substrate includes a bandgap, an offset circuit for providing calibration offsets, and a gain block for providing an output that varies substantially linearly with changes in temperature of the substrate.