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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7805996 | Servo accelerometer In a servo accelerometer, a support rod is formed integrally with a pole piece bottom, which is disposed between a magnetic yoke and a magnet. The support rod is extended to penetrate to the outside through a through-hole formed in a closure plate portion of the mag... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7412887 | Multiple axis acceleration sensor One or more fixed sensing electrodes are employed to sense movement of a mass both within the plane of the mass/electrodes and along an axis normal to that plane. In order to measure movement of the mass along the axis normal to the plane, a reference capacitance is... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7347096 | Digital accelerometer A force-balance accelerometer having a pick-off coil responsive to displacement of a seismic mass from a balance position for providing an output corresponding to the displacement, includes a digital signal processor including tow pulse width modulation generators f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7257512 | Methods and systems for vibropendulous error compensation of acceleration sensors A method for reducing effects of vibropendulous errors within a sensor device having three orthogonal sensors is described. The method includes calculating compensation terms for each sensor, the compensation terms associated with an angle between a pendulous axis f... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7211923 | Rotational motion based, electrostatic power source and methods thereof A power system includes a member with two or more sections and at least one pair of electrodes. Each of the two or more sections has a stored static charge. Each of the pair of electrodes is spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from the othe... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191997 | Vibration dampening system A vibration dampening system including a upper mounting portion, a lower mounting portion, and a vibration dampening portion coupling the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion. In some embodiments, the upper mounting portion is adapted to operably co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7157830 | Near-resonance wide-range operating electromechanical motor The present invention combines bending mode mechanical (frm) and electrical (fre) resonances, whereby a relatively good efficiency can be achieved within a relatively broad frequency range (Δf3). An electrical resonance (frc | 01/02/2007 |
| 7105939 | Electrical generator having an oscillator containing a freely moving internal element to improve generator effectiveness An apparatus and method for providing electrical energy to an electrical device by deriving the electrical energy from motion of the device. In one embodiment, the inventive apparatus includes a novel kinetic electrical power generator (KEPG) consisting of an invent... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100447 | Super Invar magnetic return path for high performance accelerometers A force rebalance accelerometer (20) includes a silicon dioxide-based proof mass (28) having capacitive elements (40) engaged with excitation rings (61) made from alloys of Super Invar. The magnet assembly includes an excitation ring, a m... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7075209 | Compliant bistable micromechanism A method for designing and optimnizing compliant mechanisms is provided, in addition to bistable compliant mechanism designs. According to the method, a selected compliant structure may be modeled analytically, and the characteristics of the analytical model may be ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7047808 | Accelerometer An accelerometer having a plate-like proof mass (1), flexible mounting legs (2) each co-planar with the proof mass (1), a ring-like support (3), in which the proof mass (1) is moveably mounted, with each mounting leg (2) bei... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6952041 | Anchors for microelectromechanical systems having an SOI substrate, and method of fabricating same There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a MEMS device, and technique of fabricating or manufacturing a MEMS device having mechanical structures and anchors to secure the mechanical structures to... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948368 | Vibrating sensor with thermal shield The vibrating sensor includes a cell fixed in a housing, the cell including a support member and a vibrating member connected to the support member, together with a thermal masking element extending between the vibrating member and a wall of the housing. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935175 | Capacitive pick-off and electrostatic rebalance accelerometer having equalized gas damping A Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) acceleration sensing device, formed of a an elongated sensing element of substantially uniform thickness suspended for motion relative to a rotational axis offset between first and second ends thereof such that a first portio... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918299 | Method and apparatus for improving performance of a force balance accelerometer based on a single-coil velocity geophone The invention concerns methods and apparatus for improving the performance of a force-balance accelerometer based upon a conventional, single-coil, velocity geophone. Specifically, the operating temperature range is increased through the use of both a temperature-co... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6750775 | Integrated sensor having plurality of released beams for sensing acceleration and associated methods An integrated circuit and method are provided for sensing activity such as acceleration in a predetermined direction of movement. The integrated released beam sensor preferably includes a switch detecting circuit region and a sensor switching region connected to and... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6701779 | Perpendicular torsion micro-electromechanical switch A semiconductor torsional micro-electromechanical (MEM) switch is described having a conductive movable control electrode; an insulated semiconductor torsion beam attached to the movable control electrode, the insulated torsion beam and the movable contro... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6542829 | Characterization of microelectromechanical structures Accurate characterization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) geometry is critical for device design and simulation, for material property extraction, and for post-fabrication trimming. According to the present embodiment, a method for characterizing... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6507187 | Ultra-sensitive magnetoresistive displacement sensing device An ultrasensitive displacement sensing device for use in accelerometers, pressure gauges, temperature transducers, and the like, comprises a sputter deposited, multilayer, magnetoresistive field sensor with a variable electrical resistance based on an imp... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6487330 | Optical switch, method of manufacturing same, and optical communication equipment using same An optical switch for switching an optical path of an input optical signal comprises a substrate composed of a silica glass substrate, a separation layer formed on the silica glass substrate, a plurality of cantilever beams and formed in parallel to one a... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6338274 | Tuned flexure accelerometer A tuned flexure accelerometer, comprising, a housing; a gimbal coupled to the housing for oscillation about a gimbal oscillation axis; and a reference mass coupled by one or more pivots to the gimbal to allow pivoting motion of the reference mass relative... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6316796 | Single crystal silicon sensor with high aspect ratio and curvilinear structures In one aspect, the invention provides a semiconductor sensor which includes a first single crystal silicon wafer layer. A single crystal silicon structure is formed in the first wafer layer. The structure includes two oppositely disposed substantially ver... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6301965 | Microelectromechanical accelerometer with resonance-cancelling control circuit including an idle state A digital feedback control circuit is disclosed for use in an accelerometer (e.g. a microelectromechanical accelerometer). The digital feedback control circuit, which periodically re-centers a proof mass in response to a sensed acceleration, is based on a... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6268232 | Method for fabricating a micromechanical component A method for fabricating a micromechanical component, in particular a surface-micromechanical acceleration sensor, involves preparing a substrate and providing an insulation layer on the substrate, in which a patterned circuit trace layer is buried. A con... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6220096 | Differential wideband vibration This invention relates to an apparatus for making highly sensitive differential measurements of acceleration. The vibration sensor includes the use of moveable gate field effect transistors to sense the motion of a cantilever beam relative to the motion s... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6134964 | Mechanical resonator having a variable resonance frequency A mechanical resonator has an electronically adjustable resonance frequency and is especially adapted to be used as a tunable vibration absorber. The mechanical resonator includes an inertial mass mounted on a free end of a spring, which is secured at its... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6084257 | Single crystal silicon sensor with high aspect ratio and curvilinear structures In one aspect, the invention provides semiconductor sensor which includes a first single crystal silicon wafer layer. A single crystal silicon structure is formed in the first wafer layer. The structure includes two oppositely disposed substantially verti... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6051866 | Microstructures and single mask, single-crystal process for fabrication thereof A single mask, low temperature reactive ion etching process for fabricating high aspect ratio, released single crystal microelectromechanical structures independently of crystal orientation.... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6046067 | Micromechanical device and method for its production A micromechanical device contains, on a carrier or substrate (1, 10), a micromechanical region which is covered on the chip by a planar covering (D) arranged on the carrier. A method for the production of a micromechanical device of this type provides tha... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043524 | Transducer and interface circuit A sensor (100) includes a fixed gate field-effect transistor (138) that produces a quiescent signal (VQUIESC1) in a channel (336) when a control signal (VCONTROL) is applied to a source (332) of the FGFET. A movable gate field-effect... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6028332 | Semiconductor type yaw rate sensor A semiconductor type yaw rate sensor has a substrate, a beam structure formed from a semiconductor material and having at least one anchor portion disposed on the substrate, a weighted portion located above the substrate a predetermined gap therefrom, and... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6005275 | Semiconductor acceleration sensor with cantilever A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor acceleration sensor having a cantilever made of a semiconductor material, a supporter for supporting the cantilever, and diffused resistors disposed on the cantilever. An acceleration detecting device detec... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5998816 | Sensor element with removal resistance region A sensor element provided with a silicon substrate having a semiconductor circuit, a sensing-element portion formed on the silicon substrate and connected to the semiconductor circuit, and a cavity portion formed by removing a silicon substrate portion be... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5952575 | Force rebalance accelerometers and rebalancing methods A force rebalance accelerometer includes a magnetic assembly designed for improved scale factor performance and producibility. The magnetic assembly excitation ring includes slots. The slots are defined by an inner edge of the upper surface of the excitat... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5946549 | Method for manufacturing sensor using semiconductor A method for manufacturing sensors using semiconductors that is optimal for obtaining compact sensors is described. The method includes the steps of (a) applying an n-type silicon layer to the upper surface of a silicon substrate, (b) applying a p-type si... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5914507 | PZT microdevice A micromechanical device or microactuator based upon the piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and electrostrictive properties of ferroelectric thin film ceramic materials such as PZT. The microdevice has a device substrate and a deflectable component. The deflect... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5886260 | Centripetal opposed pendulous accelerometer The invention utilizes a sensing body having a non-zero product of inertia to sense acceleration when oscillated about the y'-axis of an x'-y'-z' Cartesian coordinate system. The product of inertia is computed with respect to an x-y-z coordinate system fi... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5874675 | Wideband vibration sensor This invention relates to an apparatus for making highly sensitive measurements of acceleration. The vibration sensor includes the use of a movable gate field effect transistor to sense the motion of a cantilever beam with respect to its base, it also inc... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5850042 | Electrostatically force balanced silicon accelerometer An accelerometer is fabricated by forming a proofmass and at least one associated hinge in a silicon substrate by ion implantation and the formation of an oxide support layer below the proofmass, subsequently integrally bonding two complementary proofmass... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5848206 | Device for compensating deformations of a part of an optomechanical or micromechanical system Device for compensating deformations of a part of an optomechanical or micromechanical system. This device compensates deformations, in a first direction (z), of a mobile part (26) of an apparatus, e.g. of a micromechanical and optomechanical nature, said... | 12/08/1998 |
