← Back to Patent Explorer
US5126745A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Circuit arrangement for generating a control signal in dependence upon the occurrence of an extreme value of a sinusoidal oscillation and use of such a circuit arrangement

Assignee: Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH
•
Filing: 1990-04-27
•
Granted: 1992-06-30
•
Expires: 2010-04-27
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A circuit arrangement is described with the aid of which a control signal can be generated in dependence upon the occurrence of an extreme value of a sinusoidal oscillation. The circuit arrangement (10) includes a storage member (22) which is adapted to be charged via a diode (20) to one of the extreme values of the sinusoidal oscillation. A discharge path (26) for the storage member (22) is present, the time constant of which is so dimensioned that within the period duration of the sinusoidal oscillation an appreciable discharge of the storage member (22) takes place. A switch element (24) controllable by the charge voltage of the storage member (22) furnishes the control signal at its output (14) for the period of time during which the charge voltage at the storage member (22) is smaller than the extreme value of the sinusoidal oscillation. The circuit arrangement can be used in maintaining the oscillations of a resonance circuit stimulated to oscillate by means of a momentary HF carrier wave pulse.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wolfgang Steinhagen
  • 👤 Ulrich Kaiser

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 17:31
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03B; H03B11/00; H03B11/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A system for maintaining the sinusoidal oscillations of a resonance circuit comprising: a diode for rectifying a sinusoidal oscillation; a storage element suitable for charging to an extreme voltage value of a sinusoidal oscillation through said rectifying diode; a discharge path for substantially discharging said storage element during the period of the sinusoidal oscillation; a switch element for furnishing a control signal as said storage element is being charged to said extreme voltage of the sinusoidal oscillation, and; a series circuit, comprising a resonant circuit and a controllable switch, said series circuit connected in parallel to said storage element, said control signal switching said controllable switch to a conductive position thereby supplying said resonant circuit with supply voltage.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 118 words
A system for maintaining the sinusoidal oscillations of a resonance circuit comprising: a diode for rectifying a sinusoidal oscillation; a storage element suitable for charging to an extreme voltage value of a sinusoidal oscillation through said rectifying diode; a discharge path for substantially discharging said storage element during the period of the sinusoidal oscillation; a switch element for furnishing a control signal as said storage element is being charged to said extreme voltage of the sinusoidal oscillation, and; a series circuit, comprising a resonant circuit and a controllable switch, said series circuit connected in parallel to said storage element, said control signal switching said controllable switch to a conductive position thereby supplying said resonant circuit with supply voltage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said resonant circuit comprises a parallel combination of a coil and a capacitor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
System according to claim 2, wherein said coil is a receiving coil in the receiving section of a transponder, and said receiving coil receives a carrier wave pulse.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
A system according to claim 3, wherein at the termination of said carrier wave pulse, oscillations in the resonance circuit are maintained by said control signal and said oscillations generate clock pulses in the transponder.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

AU8674675A Cited
US4314373A Cited
AU4101178A Cited
AU6834081A Cited
US5073781A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-06-30 1995-12-30 1996-06-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1999-06-30 1999-12-30 2000-06-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2003-06-30 2003-12-30 2004-06-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag