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| 20050178202 | Angular velocity sensor The angular velocity sensor for detecting an angular velocity for detecting movement amounts and for controlling postures of vehicles, airplanes, cameras, and the like. The angular velocity sensor is provided with a piezoelectric vibrator, a temperature compensation fun... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050160841 | Physical quantity sensor having enhanced temperature compensation capability A physical quantity sensor according to the invention includes a first member, a second member, a sensing member, a temperature detector, a correcting circuit, and a heat conduction path thermally connecting the sensing member and the temperature detector. The sensing m... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050039529 | Inertial rotation sensor having its sensing element mounted directly on the body The inertial rotation sensor comprises a body in which there are mounted sensing elements each comprising a bell-shaped resonator secured facing electrodes carried by an electrode-carrier stand, the body being made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion... | 02/24/2005 |
