Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus employing thin conductive films on flexible nonconductive sheets for non-destructive measurement of electrical characteristics
- Patent Title (中): 在柔性非导电片上使用薄导电膜的方法和装置,用于电气特性的非破坏性测量
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Application No.: US500799Application Date: 1974-08-26
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Publication No.: US3942107APublication Date: 1976-03-02
- Inventor: Allen Robert Gerhard
- Applicant: Allen Robert Gerhard
- Applicant Address: NY New York
- Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: NY New York
- Main IPC: G01N22/00
- IPC: G01N22/00 ; G01R17/04 ; G01R27/26 ; G01R27/06
Abstract:
In a non-destructive, production-oriented technique for measuring an electrical characteristic of a material, a first nonconductive flexible sheet having a first conductive pattern thereon is pressed against a portion of the surface of the material, and a second nonconductive flexible sheet having a second conductive pattern thereon is pressed against another portion of the surface of the material. An electrical signal is applied between the two patterns and the effect of the material on the signal is measured to obtain a desired electrical characteristic of the material. The method and apparatus are particularly useful for measuring, at microwave frequencies, the propogation velocity factor and dielectric constant of substrates for use in thin film microwave circuits. For such measurements, the first and second conductive patterns advantageously comprise a resonant circuit and a ground plane. The measurement is made by applying a swept frequency signal to the resonant circuit while simultaneously monitoring reflected power from the resonant circuit.
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