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Semiconductor temperature transducer
Assignee: Whittaker Corp
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Filing: 1965-09-13
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Granted: 1969-02-25
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Expires: 1985-09-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 David W Bargen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-22 22:28
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01K; G01K7/00; G01K7/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A TEMPERATURE SENSOR COMPRISING: A SOLID STATE JUNCTION MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL RELATED TO TEMPERATURE WHEN ENERGIZED; AN ENERGIZING MEANS FOR APPLYING A SIGNAL TO SAID JUNCTION MEANS, SAID SIGNAL HAVING AT LEAST TWO LEVELS, EACH OF SAID LEVELS FORWARD BIASING SAID JUNCTION MEANS; AND, MEANS FOR SENSING THE OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM SAID JUNCTION MEANS RESULTING FROM SAID ENERGIZING SIGNAL, WHEREBY THE OUTPUT SIGNAL HAS A CHARACTERISTIC RELATED TO TEMPERATURE AND SUBSTANTIALLY INDEPENDENT OF THE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JUNCTION MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A TEMPERATURE SENSOR COMPRISING: A SOLID STATE JUNCTION MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL RELATED TO TEMPERATURE WHEN ENERGIZED; AN ENERGIZING MEANS FOR APPLYING A SIGNAL TO SAID JUNCTION MEANS, SAID SIGNAL HAVING AT LEAST TWO LEVELS, EACH OF SAID LEVELS FORWARD BIASING SAID JUNCTION MEANS; AND, MEANS FOR SENSING THE OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM SAID JUNCTION MEANS RESULTING FROM SAID ENERGIZING SIGNAL, WHEREBY THE OUTPUT SIGNAL HAS A CHARACTERISTIC RELATED TO TEMPERATURE AND SUBSTANTIALLY INDEPENDENT OF THE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JUNCTION MEANS.
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