High-temperature sensor interface and network
US10184804B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D21/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor interface or network of interfaces utilizes high-temperature electronics to operate at elevated temperatures for applications that include aircraft and automobile engines, vehicle frames, refineries, nuclear and chemical production plants, and in downhole drilling for petroleum and natural gas. The interface or network provide connectors for a variety of sensors with analog and digital outputs, and can in turn provide data to an automated electronic control system or a monitor. Because the sensor interface may be placed in so-called “hot zones” nearer to the sensors being monitored than other systems that use conventional electronics, the sensor interface can increase noise immunity, increase reliability, decrease cost, reduce weight, and increase space.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.