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US 6,407,562 B1Granted
Probe tip terminating device providing an easily changeable feed-through termination
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorDonald A Whiteman
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Abstract
A probe tip adapter with easily interchangeable termination. It includes an empty circuit substrate with which the user may construct a probe adapter circuit designed specifically for almost any measurement situation. Also, several standard termination circuits may be easily interchanged by the user to allow the same probe tip adapter to work with transmission lines of different impedance.
Claims41
An electronic instrument probe tip adapter, comprising:
- a housing comprising a housing electrically conductive portion;
- an electrically conductive tip at least partially located within said housing;
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- a circuit substrate located within said housing, said circuit substrate comprising a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion separated by an insulative portion;
- said circuit substrate first conductive portion being electrically connected to said tip;
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- said circuit substrate second conductive portion being electrically connected to said housing electrically conductive portion.
4 more elements
A method of electrically matching an electronic probe to a circuit said method comprising:
- providing an electronic probe having a first conductor and a second conductor;
- providing a circuit substrate, said circuit substrate having a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion, and an insulative portion located between said first conductive portion and said second conductive portion, said second conductive portion at least partially encompassing said first conductive portion, said circuit substrate first conductive portion being electrically connected to said electronic probe first conductor, said circuit substrate second conductive portion being electrically connected to said electronic probe second conductor;
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- electrically connecting an electronic component between said circuit substrate first conductive portion and said circuit substrate second conductive portion.
1 more element
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a first conductor and a second conductor associated therewith;
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- a circuit substrate having a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion, and an insulative portion located between said first conductive portion and said second conductive portion, said second conductive portion at least partially encompassing said first conductive portion, said printed circuit board first conductive portion being electrically connected to said housing first conductor, said printed circuit board second conductive portion being electrically connected to said housing second conductor.
An electronic instrument probe tip adapter comprising:
- a housing having a conductive portion;
- a tip node extending through said housing;
- a circuit substrate located within said housing, wherein said circuit substrate includes two concentric rings of conductive material, wherein the inner ring of conductive material is electrically connected to said tip node, and wherein the outer ring of conductive material is electrically connected to said housing conductive portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.