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Optical sensor and method of detecting an LED in such a sensor

Grant US12578376B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG

Inventors

Ralf Bernhard

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an optical sensor, comprising: a first circuit board having at least a data processing unit and an interface to a second circuit board, wherein the interface is connected with the data processing unit; and the second circuit board having an LED, a thermistor and a capacitor, which is connected in parallel with the thermistor, wherein the capacitor is embodied specifically for the LED, and an interface to the first circuit board, wherein LED, thermistor and capacitor are connected with the interface. The present disclosure relates also to a method for identifying an LED in an optical sensor.

CPC Classifications

G01J 1/44 G01J 2001/446 G01J 1/0238 G01J 3/0264 G01J 3/0275 G01J 3/0291 G01J 3/10 G01R 31/2635 G01R 31/27 A23L 33/105 A23V 2002/00 A23V 2200/312 A61K 2236/00 A61K 31/7048 A61K 36/185 A61K 36/77 A61K 8/602 A61K 8/9789 A61K 9/006 A61K 9/0063 A61P 1/02 A61Q 11/00

Filing Date

2022-08-02

Application No.

17816916

Claims

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