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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7749793 | Method for fabricating lateral-moving micromachined thermal bimorph A method of making a Lateral-Moving Micromachined Thermal Bimorph which provides the capability of achieving in-plane thermally-induced motion on a microchip, as opposed to the much more common out-of-plane, or vertical, motion seen in many devices. The present inve... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748272 | MEMS sensor suite on a chip The MEMS Sensor Suite on a Chip provides the capability, monolithically integrated onto one MEMS chip, to sense temperature, humidity, and two axes of acceleration. The device incorporates a MEMS accelerometer, a MEMS humidity sensor, and a MEMS temperature sensor o... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7629664 | Lateral-moving micromachined thermal bimorph and method for fabricating same The Lateral-Moving Micromachined Thermal Bimorph provides the capability of achieving in-plane thermally-induced motion on a microchip, as opposed to the much more common out-of-plane, or vertical, motion seen in many devices. The present invention employs a novel f... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7605923 | Embeddable polarimetric fiber optic sensor and method for monitoring of structures The present invention provides the capability of ascertaining, through a quick and simple measurement, locations on a structure that may have experienced damage that could result in reduced structure lifetime, strength, or reliability. The sensing element is a conne... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7477806 | Crossover-free fiber optic coil sensor and winding method A method for winding a crossover-free fiber optic coil sensor comprising: attaching a fiber optic cable to an outer edge of a coil form, wherein the coil form comprises a first side and a second side; forming a first outside-in coil layer on the first side of the co... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7474405 | Miniature Fourier transform spectrophotometer The Miniature Fourier Transform Spectrophotometer provides the capability, in a miniaturized device, of determining the light absorption/transmission spectra of a collected sample of gas or liquid though Fourier Transform spectroscopy techniques. The device takes an... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7368312 | MEMS sensor suite on a chip The MEMS Sensor Suite on a Chip provides the capability, monolithically integrated onto one MEMS chip, to sense temperature, humidity, and two axes of acceleration. The device incorporates a MEMS accelerometer, a MEMS humidity sensor, and a MEMS temperature sensor o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359058 | Miniature fourier transform spectrophotometer The Miniature Fourier Transform Spectrophotometer provides the capability, in a miniaturized device, of determining the light absorption/transmission spectra of a collected sample of gas or liquid though Fourier Transform spectroscopy techniques. The device takes an... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7266988 | Resettable latching MEMS shock sensor apparatus and method The Resettable Latching MEMS Shock Sensor provides the capability of recording external shock extremes without consuming electrical power. The device incorporates a shock sensitive suspended proof mass, spring-loaded contacts, latches, and actuators for device reset... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7239064 | Resettable latching MEMS temperature sensor apparatus and method The Resettable Latching MEMS Temperature Sensor provides the capability of recording external temperature extremes without consuming electrical power. The device incorporates a thermal bimorph, contacts, latches, and actuators for device reset. The device can be des... | 07/03/2007 |
