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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156804 | Capacitive semiconductor sensor A capacitive semiconductor sensor includes a sensor chip, a circuit chip, a plurality of bumps, and a plurality of dummy bumps. The sensor chip includes a dynamic quantity detector, which has a detection axis in one direction. The circuit chip includes a signal proc... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8100010 | Method and system for forming an electronic assembly having inertial sensors mounted thereto Systems and methods for forming an electronic assembly are provided. A first inertial sensor having a first sense axis is attached to a bracket. A second inertial sensor having a second sense axis is attached to the bracket such that the second sense axis is substan... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8077447 | Electronic element package and method of manufacturing the same An electronic element package includes a plate-like sensor substrate with a detector formed thereon, and a plate-like first cover substrate and a plate-like second cover substrate joined directly or indirectly to a top surface and a bottom surface, respectively, of ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8056412 | Inertial measurement unit and method of constructing the same using two orthogonal surfaces A method of mounting in-plane sensors of an inertial measurement unit. The method includes the steps of: providing a structure having first and second planar surfaces oriented orthogonally to one another, positioning a plurality of sensors on the first planar surfac... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051712 | Electronic stator end winding accelerometer sensor An insulated accelerometer assembly is provided for attachment to a vibrated component. A base has a portion for engagement and connection with the vibrated component and to transmit vibration. An accelerometer senses vibration and is located at least partially with... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042391 | Inertia sensing module An inertia sensing module is connected to a portable electronic device. The inertia sensing module includes an accelerometer unit for generating at least one of acceleration sensing signals ax, ay, az corresponding to the directions ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042392 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor has a semiconductor acceleration sensor chip and a case. The semiconductor acceleration sensor chip has a fixed portion, a plummet portion surrounding the fixed portion without contacting the fixed portion, and a beam portion connecting the fi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037754 | Integrated inertial measurement system and methods of constructing the same An inertial measurement system having a triangular cupola shaped base structure with three mutually orthogonal sides and a bottom surface surrounding a hollow core. The bottom surface includes an aperture providing access to the hollow core. An inertial module is mo... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028578 | Composite sensor A composite sensor includes an angular velocity sensor element, an acceleration sensor element, a signal processing IC for processing signals from the angular velocity sensor element and the acceleration sensor element, an inner package for accommodating the angular... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8001839 | Sensor unit A sensor unit has a reference base. An acceleration sensor block and angular velocity sensor support rods are arranged on the reference base, using a bottom face and one side face of the reference base as reference faces. Three acceleration sensors, which detect acc... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7987713 | Angular velocity sensor with mounting portion and cover An angular velocity sensor includes: a package housing a vibrator to sense an angular velocity; a mounting portion mounting the package, the mounting portion having a first terminal for making a connection with the package; a second terminal for making an external c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7891244 | Method of making a physical quantity sensor A physical quantity sensor includes a sensor portion, a casing, and a vibration isolator. The casing includes a supporting portion with a supporting surface that is located to face an end surface of the sensor portion. The vibration isolator is located between the e... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886595 | Motion sensor having micromechanical sensor and magnetoresistive circuit on same substrate A motion sensor includes a substrate at least having one micromechanical acceleration sensor and a magnetoresistive circuit. The micromechanical acceleration sensor and the magnetoresistive circuit are constructed on the same substrate. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7849740 | Impact resistant speed sensing object An impact resistant speed sensing object having an inner body with a processor and at least one speed detecting sensors adapted to engage the inner body and adapted to interact with the processor for determining the speed of the impact resistant speed sensing object... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845226 | Composite sensor A composite sensor includes an external holding portion, an internal holding portion supported within the external holding portion via coupling portion, and a vibration-type angular velocity sensor element and an acceleration sensor element disposed within the inter... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7819004 | Vehicle sensor A vehicle sensor assembly includes a housing assembly and a printed circuit board having a plurality of electronic components provided thereon, mounted in the housing assembly. A connector interface is integrally formed with the housing assembly by a polymer overmol... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7788976 | Semiconductor acceleration sensor device and method for manufacturing the same Although a weight part of an acceleration sensor chip fixed on a die pad is coated with a gelatinous resin part of low elasticity, the weight part is easily displaced by an external acceleration. Thus, an acceleration can be detected with accuracy. Furthermore, long... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7762133 | Inertial measurement unit with gas plenums An inertial measurement unit comprises a mounting plate with an opening therethrough, and a sensor assembly disposed in the opening of the mounting plate. Upper and lower support shells having shell flanges are attached to upper and lower surfaces of the mounting pl... | 07/27/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7661312 | Methods and systems for segregating sensors within a housing An inertial measurement unit is described that includes a first subassembly comprising one or more inertial sensors, a second subassembly comprising support electronics for the one or more inertial sensors, and at least one pair of mating connectors configured to pr... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7584660 | Shock isolation system for an inertial sensor arrangement The shock isolation system for an inertial sensor arrangement, on the one hand, causes an advantageous moment of inertia by the special arrangement of the individual sensors, especially of the gyroscope used. On the other hand, an advantageous long interval of the r... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571647 | Package structure for an acceleration sensor According to the present invention, a package for an acceleration sensor, includes an acceleration sensor which is proved with a first terminal; a package base; an adhesive layer provided on the package base; and a spacer provided between the adhesive layer and the ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568390 | Semiconductor acceleration sensor device and method for manufacturing the same Although a weight part of an acceleration sensor chip fixed on a die pad is coated with a gelatinous resin part of low elasticity, the weight part is easily displaced by an external acceleration. Thus, an acceleration can be detected with accuracy. Furthermore, long... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7546768 | Mounting structure of angular rate sensor An angular rate sensor includes: a substrate; a drive-purpose vibrator capable of vibrating in a first direction; and an angular velocity detection-purpose vibrator capable of vibrating in a second direction. The sensor detects an angular velocity on the basis of vi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540190 | Semiconductor device with acceleration sensor A semiconductor device includes a package having a cavity in the interior thereof, a support member that extends out from a face of the cavity, and a semiconductor element fixed to the support member without contacting the faces that form the cavity. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7536909 | Three-dimensional multi-chips and tri-axial sensors and methods of manufacturing the same Devices for providing tri-axial measurements in an x-direction, a y-direction, and a z-direction and methods of their manufacture are disclosed. The devices comprise a leadframe, at least one X- and Y-axis sensor die, at least one integrated circuit, and a Z-axis se... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7513154 | Semiconductor acceleration sensor device and fabrication method thereof A semiconductor acceleration sensor device has an acceleration sensor chip and a hollow package to house the acceleration sensor chip. A concave section is formed in a predetermined area on a bottom face inside the package. The semiconductor acceleration sensor devi... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7500394 | Fastener integrated sensor A fastener integrated sensor includes a fastener, an overmold, an electronic sensor, a printed circuit board, a plurality of circuit components, a plurality of signal terminals, and a connector shroud. The fastener integrated sensor mounts rigidly to the vehicle bod... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7497117 | Angular velocity mount arrangement An angular velocity mount arrangement includes an angular velocity sensor and a mount member. The angular velocity sensor includes an oscillator, an angular velocity sensing element, a package, and a plurality of lead frames. The angular velocity sensing element sen... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7467552 | Miniature package for translation of sensor sense axis A ceramic L-shaped or T-shaped packaging apparatus for a Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) inertial sensor die that translates the sensor sense axis perpendicular to the normal input plane for direct attachment to a system-level printed circuit board (PCB).... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7428841 | Acceleration sensor and inclination-detecting method In an acceleration sensor detecting inclined displacement of a predetermined article from a basic position, the acceleration sensor (10) includes a sensor chip having a detection plane including one detection axis or two crossing detection axes detecting the ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7418863 | Angular rate sensor An angular rate sensor includes a base member serving as a base, an angular rate sensing element having a vibrating member, a wiring member having a flexible, electrical insulating tape portion and a electrical wire portion. The wiring member has end portions fixed ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404333 | Sensor head or detection head and device comprising such a head Sensor head or detector head (1) composed primarily of a protective casing that forms a hollow body (2) with an external surface, the so-called active surface (2′), and of a sensing or detection element mounted in the hollow body and adjacent ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404324 | Gunhard shock isolation system An inertial measurement unit (IMU) is provided that includes a container that defines a cavity. A sensor suit or ISA having a housing is provided in the container of the IMU. A dampening material is provided between the housing of the ISA and the container of the IM... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7374508 | Electronic connector assembly for power transmitting devices A power transmitting device, such as a differential, having a housing, input and output shafts, which are rotatably disposed in the housing, a gear set, one or more actuators and/or one or more sensors disposed within the housing, and a connector having a fitting, a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373828 | Landform monitoring system having pressure sensing devices A landform monitoring system includes a pressure sensing device mounted on a mounting frame, and including a housing unit configured with an accommodating space and having first and second openings in fluid communication with the accommodating space. A pressure sens... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370530 | Package for MEMS devices A package for packaging one or more MEMS devices is disclosed. A package in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include a packaging structure having a base section, a top section, and an interior cavity adapted to contain a number... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363148 | Navigational device for installation in a vehicle and a method for doing same A navigation assembly (5l) for mounting a navigational device (10l) in an open port (12l) of a vehicle resulting from removal of a non-navigational component is provided. The navigation assembly (5l) broadly co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353711 | Capacitive sensor A capacitive sensor including a housing having a hermetically sealed cavity, a plate in the cavity, a diaphragm forming a part of the cavity and spaced from the plate, a conductive layer on the first diaphragm, and a second conductive layer on the plate, the first a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353139 | Portable apparatus with performance monitoring and audio entertainment features A portable apparatus (10) providing both substantially automated performance monitoring and audio entertainment features. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus (10) broadly comprises a portable housing (12); an attachment mechanism (14)... | 04/01/2008 |
