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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2008
Visarath IN, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Adi R. Bulsara, San Diego, CA (US);
Yong (Andy) an Kho, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Antonio Palacios, San Diego, CA (US);
Salvatore Baglio, Catania, IT;
Bruno Ando, Catania, IT;
Visarath In, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Adi R. Bulsara, San Diego, CA (US);
Yong (Andy) An Kho, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Antonio Palacios, San Diego, CA (US);
Salvatore Baglio, Catania, IT;
Bruno Ando, Catania, IT;
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, an apparatus for detecting electric fields is disclosed that includes an array of non-linear elements configured into an oscillator with each coupled to one or more electric-field sensing plates. In various embodiments, an output of the array produces a frequency that varies as a function of an electric field sensed by the one or more electric-field sensing plates.