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Bar code reader with diode feedback in amplifier

US4578576A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 1983
Grant dateMar 25, 1986
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K5/02
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An operational amplifier is disclosed having a phototransistor at its input for reading a bar code wherein the saturation point of an operational amplifier is controlled by a clamping feedback voltage having a positive control controlling the saturation point of the operational amplifier while prohibiting the operational amplifier from reaching its saturation point.

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