Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – For fault location
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-30
2010-12-28
Nguyen, Vincent Q (Department: 2831)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
For fault location
C324S076110, C324S679000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07859269
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems using Pade' Approximant expansion ratios provide mappings between nonlinear sensors and a more linear output domain. The method includes (a) generating a variably amplified version of the input signal in accordance with a produced and variable gain defining signal; (b) generating an output signal that exhibits a substantially linear dependency from a sum of a supplied offset signal and the variably amplified version of the input signal; (c) multiplying the output signal by a supplied gain correction factor to produce a feedback gain correction signal; and (d) using the feedback gain correction signal to produce the variable gain defining signal.
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Laraia Jose Marcos
Moehrke Robert P.
Taveira Jose G.
Haynes and Boone LLP
Nguyen Vincent Q
Semiconductor Components Industries LLC
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