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Transmitter with an improved span adjustment

CA 1307940 C · Owner: Rosemount Inc. · Inventors: Frick, Roger L.

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A transmitter senses a process variable and provides a two-wire output adjusted by a span adjustment. The transmitter has a sensor which senses the process variable and provides a sensor signal. An output circuit provides a two-wire output representative of the sensed process variable. A span-controlling circuit is coupled between the sensor and the output circuit and receives a span adjustment. The span-controlling circuit includes an amplifier coupled to a potentiometer which adjusts the span based on the span adjustment. The wiper of the potentiometer is connected to the amplifier output so that one portion of the potentiometer resistance provides feedback from the amplifier output to …

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  • Granted September 29, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 29, 2009.
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FiledOctober 8, 1987
GrantedSeptember 29, 1992
Term endedSeptember 29, 2009
Patent numberCA 1307940 C
Classification (IPC)G01L19/04 +2 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedOct 8, 1987Patent grantedSep 29, 1992Term endedSep 29, 2009

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