Ultrasonic sensor self test

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20070074571A1
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11242248

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An ultrasonic measurement instrument comprises a housing including a pair of spaced apart legs to define a gap therebetween. Each leg includes an interior cavity. An ultrasonic circuit comprises a transmit circuit for driving a transmit crystal receive in the interior cavity of one of the legs and a receive circuit for receiving signals from a receive crystal in the interior cavity of the other of the legs. A measurement circuit is connected to the ultrasonic circuit to periodically generate pulses in the transmit crystal and to sense pulses from the receive crystal to detect presence of a material in the gap. A self test circuit is operatively associated with the measurement circuit and electrically connected to the ultrasonic circuit for periodically testing operation of the ultrasonic circuit.

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MAGNETROL INTERNATIONAL INC5300 BELMONT AVENUE A CORP OF DE DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515-4499

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bosserman, James A Aurora, IL 3 10
Haynes, Kevin M Lombard, IL 16 155
Janitch, Paul G Lisle, IL 18 107

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