Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wireless actuator circuit for wireless actuation of micro electromechanical system switch for magnetic resonance imaging
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Application No.: US14459352Application Date: 2014-08-14
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Publication No.: US09678183B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Selaka Bandara Bulumulla , Joseph Alfred Iannotti , Steven William Wik
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Agent Pabitra K. Chakrabarti
- Main IPC: G01R33/36
- IPC: G01R33/36 ; H01H9/54

Abstract:
A wireless actuator circuit configured to actuate a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch is provided. The wireless actuator circuit includes a transmitter portion and a receiver portion operatively coupled to the transmitter portion. The transmitter portion includes an oscillator device configured to generate a signal at a determined frequency and a first antenna operatively coupled to the oscillator device to receive a modulated signal. Further, the receiver portion includes a second antenna configured to receive the modulated signal from the transmitter portion, a radio frequency power detector configured to detect the modulated signal and a comparator configured to produce a control signal in response to the modulated signal detected by the radio frequency power detector to toggle the MEMS switch.
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