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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096189 | Physical quantity sensor and method for manufacturing the same A physical quantity sensor includes two substrates and a movable electrode that is disposed between the two substrates and is bonded to the two substrates. In the physical quantity sensor, the movable electrode has an elastically deformable diaphragm and one of the ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8044898 | LED display apparatus having a column and row controller An LED display apparatus 1 in which at least multiple LEDs are serially-connected to a power circuit part having a constant current power source, each one of the LEDs has a switching element parallel-connected thereto, and a control circuit part is used to se... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7802468 | Pressure sensor for vehicle and brake fluid pressure control apparatus for vehicle Disclosed is a pressure sensor 1 for a vehicle including a sensing element 10 for measuring the pressure of brake fluids in fluid passages, a sensor housing 20 for accommodating the sensing element 10, and contact probes 30 that ar... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792657 | Pressure display apparatus A pressure display apparatus that includes a detected signal processor for processing a detected signal Si obtained from a pressure detector for detecting a pressure P, a pressure value display for displaying a detected pressure value Pd at least based on a processe... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7748276 | Manufacturing method of pressure sensor and pressure sensor A manufacturing method of a pressure sensor that includes a pressure detector having a bottomed cylindrical member with a bottom including a thin-wall portion and a strain detecting mechanism provided on one side of the bottom for detecting a strain of the bottom an... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7708051 | Method for manufacture of a physical quantity detector A physical quantity detector, such as a pressure sensor and a load sensor, includes a cylindrical part of which one end is closed with a strain generating part and a sensor part formed on the strain generating part. The cylindrical part is produced by melting an all... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7640812 | Flexible board sensor and manufacturing method of sensor A cap is provided on a diaphragm, and a first end of a flexible board is connected to the cap. A cover is attached to the cap. The cover directs a second end of the flexible board in a direction away from the diaphragm held by a joint so that the flexible board is s... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7627943 | Method of manufacturing a pressure sensor A method of manufacturing a pressure sensor is provided whereby the pressure sensor includes a joint, a diaphragm, and an adapter disposed between the joint and the diaphragm. The adapter includes an axis portion and a flange projecting in a radial direction from th... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7581448 | Sensor and manufacturing method of sensor A pressure sensor is provided with a cap on a measuring portion of a diaphragm to which a first end of a flexible board is connected while a second end of the flexible board is connected to a circuit board spaced apart from the diaphragm. The flexible board is provi... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7568834 | Detector A detector (10) includes: a joint (20) mounted on a fluid pipe; a case (30) mounted on the joint (20) to house a sensor (60); a holder (40) attached to the case (30) and housing a circuit board (70); and a cove... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7484417 | Pressure sensor and manufacturing method of the same A pressure sensor includes: a main body case including a housing (1) and a joint (2); an electronic circuit (3) housed inside the main body case to convert detected pressure into electrical signals to send out; a connecting metal piece (5... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7427171 | Pressure vessel formed by joining two members made of different materials A cylindrical joining member is fitted into a member to be joined that is made of a material different from the joining member. Plastic deformation is effected in a soft material of the member to be joined to hermetically join the two members together. Joining faces... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423511 | Load sensor There is provided a load sensor that can make accurate measurement without being affected by unnecessary external force and moreover has a simple construction. The load sensor includes a strain generating element (3) which is formed integrally with an install... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367233 | Pressure sensor module and pressure detecting device A pressure sensor module 2, wherein a holding space 34 is formed between a diaphragm 22 and a thin film layer 31, and a vent hole 321 communicating with the exterior of a first case is provided in the holding space 34. In th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7331102 | Apparatus for detecting an amount of strain and method for manufacturing same An apparatus for detecting an amount of strain comprises a strain generating part, an electrical insulating layer and sensing elements. The strain generating part is a member to which strain is to be applied. The electrical insulating layer is formed on the strain g... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7263895 | Strain detector and method of manufacturing the same A fluid pressure sensor (1) for measuring the pressure of a fluid comprises a diaphragm portion (12) which is a strain generating body, a silicon oxide film (21) as an insulating film, and a strain gauge (20) made of crystalline silicon, ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7194923 | Strain detector and pressure sensor A thin-film resistor (5) provided on a strain-generating part (2) via an insulating film (4) and an electrode thin-film (6) including an electrode pad (10) arranged in the thin-film resistor (5) are provided. The thin-film r... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165459 | Pressure sensor An adapter (2) disposed between joint (1) and diaphragm (3) includes an axis portion (21) and a flange (22) projecting radially from the axis portion (21). The axis portion (21) is arranged so that one end thereof doe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159464 | Pressure sensor An electric wire insertion hole (41) arranged in a housing (4), an ventilation path of inside space (422) of which one end is opened to a pressure sensor internal space (7) and an intersection portion (421) communicating the both e... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150198 | Pressure sensor A pressure sensor (1) includes a diaphragm (21) with a bottom formed of a thin-wall portion (210) and a pressure introducing joint (10), in which an austenitic precipitation hardening Fe—Ni heat resisting steel having high mechanical st... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6941812 | Converter and method of manufacturing the same A pressure sensor 10 included an upper substrate 30 having a detection face 30A, a diaphragm 20 provided with a space from the detection substrate 30 and displaceable to and from the upper substrate 30, fixed electrodes 3... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6619132 | Sensor including a circuit lead frame and a terminal lead frame formed by a metal plate A pressure sensor (1) has a circuit board (5) having a circuit portion (11) for amplifying an electric signal detected by a pressure detecting element (2C) and attached with an IC die (16), and a terminal (12) for inputting and outputting the electric sig... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6584851 | Fluid pressure sensor having a pressure port A pressure sensor has a joint (1) having a pressure port (13), a pressure detecting device (2) bonded to the joint (1) to convert fluid pressure to an electric signal and a housing (5) provided to an output side of the pressure detecting device (2), the p... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6474170 | Pressure sensor A pipe having a through-hole of smaller diameter than a pressure port is disposed in the pressure port. Therefore, a volume of the pressure port can be reduced by the thickness of the pipe, thereby improving response of a pressure sensor. Furthermore, the... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6389371 | Signal processing circuit of sensor A processor of a signal processing circuit for calibrating an electro-capacitance pressure sensor includes a coefficient arithmetic section for calculating calibration value and a calibration arithmetic section. The calibration arithmetic section calculat... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6374191 | Self-calibrating sensor A self-calibrating sensor includes a sensor element for electrically detecting change in physical amount of a workpiece. A signal output device detects changes of the sensor element to output an electric signal. A processor conducts calibration calculatio... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6298730 | Pressure sensor A pressure sensor (1) having a first terminal (35), the first terminal (35) including a horizontal portion (61) and a vertical portion (62) at an intermediate portion thereof and being elastically deformable. A portion of the first terminal (35) being ins... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6192761 | Sensor chip, laminated wafer for sensor chip and manufacturing method of sensor chip In a pressure sensor chip (10), an extension (42) is provided on a lower glass (40) and a signal receiving portion (50) of a conductive layer is formed from a surface (42A) of an extension (42) to an upper surface (30B) of an upper glass (30). Accordingly... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6097821 | Electrostatic capacitance type transducer In an electrostatic capacitance type transducer which has a substrate, a movable electrode confrontingly placed to the substrate in a movable manner through a space, a fixed electrode arranged on a detecting face confronting the movable electrode of the s... | 08/01/2000 |
