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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Dwayne Andrew Folden, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Boris Leonid Sheikman, Minden, NV (US);
Dwayne Andrew Folden, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Boris Leonid Sheikman, Minden, NV (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A proximity probe, for use in determining a distance to a probe target, includes a first antenna configured to wirelessly receive a radio-frequency signal at a first predetermined frequency and a converter configured to convert the received signal to a driving signal and to an electrical signal. The proximity probe also includes a second antenna configured to receive power via the driving signal and to generate a signal indicative of a distance from the proximity probe to the probe target, and a third antenna configured to transmit the generated signal.