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Range gated radio frequency physiology sensor

  • US 9,445,729 B2
  • Filed: 07/18/2013
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A circuit for generating signals to produce radio frequency pulses for range gated physiology sensing, the circuit comprising:

  • a pulse generator configured to generate signal pulses;

    a dielectric resonator oscillator configured to generate a radio frequency oscillating signal;

    a switched amplifier circuit coupled to the pulse generator and the dielectric resonator oscillator, the switched amplifier circuit configured to generate a pulsed radio frequency oscillating signal in accordance with the signal pulses and radio frequency oscillating signal; and

    an antenna feed coupled with an output of the switched amplifier circuit to accept the pulsed radio frequency oscillating signal and emit radio frequency pulses in accordance with the pulsed radio frequency oscillating signal via an antenna.

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