Electricity: measuring and testing – Magnetic – Displacement
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-20
2007-11-20
Aurora, Reena (Department: 2862)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Magnetic
Displacement
C324S207170
Reexamination Certificate
active
10531499
ABSTRACT:
There is described an inductive position sensor in which a signal generator applies a excitation signal to an excitation winding formed on a first member, the excitation winding being electromagnetically coupled to at least two resonant circuits formed on a second member which are spaced from each other along a measurement path. The excitation windings are shaped so that the electromagnetic coupling between the exciting winding and each of the resonators varies along the measurement path. In this way, by applying an excitation signal to the excitation winding, respective different signals are induced in the resonators which depend upon the relative position of the first and second members.
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Howard Mark Anthony
James David Alun
Kreit Darran
Sills Colin Stuart
Aurora Reena
Fogg & Powers LLC
TT Electronics Technology Limited
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