US5349357A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Circuit arrangement for obtaining a constant field strength of an HF signal radiated by a transmitting device with exchangeable antenna
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
•
Filing: 1992-07-17
•
Granted: 1994-09-20
•
Expires: 2012-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A circuit arrangement is described with the aid of which a constant field strength of an HF signal radiated by a transmitting device (10) having an exchangeable antenna (12) can be achieved. Associated with the exchangeable antenna (12) is an antenna-specific component R1 from which in the operating state a control signal can be tapped after connection of the antenna (12) to the transmitting device (10). Said control signal is applied in the transmitting device (10) to an assembly (28) for influencing the transmitting power.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef H. Schurmann
- 👤 Lodewijk J. D'Hont
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q7/00; H01Q7/06; H01Q7/08; G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/74; G01S13/75; G01S13/751; G01S13/758; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/28; G01S7/282; H01Q23/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A circuit arrangement for obtaining constant field strength of an HF signal radiated by an antenna of a transmitting device which has exchangeable antennas and an assembly within comprising: a transmitting device for generating and transmitting a constant field strength HF signal; at least one exchangeable, disconnectable antenna, capable of being connected to and disconnected from said transmitting device for transmitting said constant field strength signal, comprising, an antenna-specific component, distinct for each exchangeable antenna, for increasing, decreasing or maintaining the transmitting power of said transmitting device via transmission of a control signal from said antenna-specific component to an assembly disposed within said transmitting device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A circuit arrangement for obtaining constant field strength of an HF signal radiated by an antenna of a transmitting device which has exchangeable antennas and an assembly within comprising: a transmitting device for generating and transmitting a constant field strength HF signal; at least one exchangeable, disconnectable antenna, capable of being connected to and disconnected from said transmitting device for transmitting said constant field strength signal, comprising, an antenna-specific component, distinct for each exchangeable antenna, for increasing, decreasing or maintaining the transmitting power of said transmitting device via transmission of a control signal from said antenna-specific component to an assembly disposed within said transmitting device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting device has a supply voltage and said component is an ohmic resistor which forms, with an ohmic resistor disposed within the transmitting device, a voltage divider connected to the supply voltage of the transmitting device and that said control signal is part of the supply voltage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the component is a voltage sensor which generates the control signal in dependence upon the voltage present at the antenna.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said antenna-specific component is a voltage sensor which senses a voltage present at said exchangeable antenna subsequent to said generation of said HF signals and generates a control signal dependent upon said voltage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the voltage sensor comprises a rectifier circuit which rectifies the HF signal present at the antenna and generates the control signal in the form of a rectified voltage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the component is a current sensor which senses a current flowing through said exchangeable antenna upon generation of said HF signals and generates the control signal in dependence upon said current flowing through the antenna.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the current sensor includes a coil coupled inductively to the antenna.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the assembly for increasing, decreasing or maintaining the transmitting power is a voltage regulator for changing the amplitude of the HF signal emitted by the transmitting device, said regulator adjusting the supply voltage of the transmitting device in dependence upon the control signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
Circuit arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting device emits the HF signal in the form of pulses and that the assembly for influencing the transmitting power is a pulse duration modulator which adjusts the duration of the pulses emitted by the transmitting device in dependence upon the control signal.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for obtaining a constant field strength of an HF signal radiated by an antenna of a transmitting device which has exchangeable antennas comprising the steps of: generating HF signals to be transmitted; amplifying said HF signals; supplying said amplified HF signals to an exchangeable antenna, which has an antenna-specific component, in the form of a voltage; detecting said supplied voltage and transmitting a control signal to said transmitting device in response to said supplied voltage; modifying said supplied voltage in response to said control signal transmitted from said antenna-specific component; transmitting said constant field strength signal.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for obtaining a constant field strength of an HF signal radiated by an antenna of a transmitting device which has exchangeable antennas comprising the steps of: generating HF signals to be transmitted; amplifying said HF signals; supplying said amplified HF signals to an exchangeable antenna, which has an antenna-specific component, in the form of a voltage; detecting said supplied voltage and transmitting a control signal to said transmitting device in response to said supplied voltage; modifying said supplied voltage in response to said control signal transmitted from said antenna-specific component; transmitting said constant field strength signal.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3772668A
Cited
US4121102A
Cited
US4297701A
Cited
US4450445A
Cited
US4457746A
Cited
EP0365939A1
Cited
EP0392327A1
Cited
EP0394714A2
Cited
US5025492A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-09-19 | 1998-03-21 | 1998-09-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-09-19 | 2002-03-21 | 2002-09-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-09-19 | 2006-03-21 | 2006-09-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |