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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186233 | Pressure sensing device An input device that is capable of sensing how hard a user is pressing when contacted is disclosed. The input device includes a pressure sensing unit generating an electrical signal in accordance with pressure applied on one surface of the pressure sensing unit and ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8042413 | Transverse force measurement A piezoelectric sensor for bending moment measurements has measuring elements separating at their axes and electrically connecting both halves with their opposing directions of polarization. Such a sensor, mounted with its axis on the neutral bending axis of a machi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037775 | Passive hit locator system comprising carbon nanotube arrays A system for locating impacts comprises at least one array of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, each carbon nanotube operable to emit electrical activity when compressed. The system also comprises at least one sensor coupled to the at least one array configured to de... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7908933 | Load gauge The invention relates to a load gauge, comprising at least two coils, which are fixed in relation to each other, for detecting the movement and/or the position of an electrically conductive and/or magnetic element that is movable relative to the coils and against th... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7770473 | Pressure sensor The invention relates to a pressure sensor which can be incorporated into textile products. The pressure sensor includes a multilayer thread having a pressure sensitive layer exhibiting a pressure-dependent electrical resistance, and a conductive layer in contact wi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7654159 | MEMS nanoindenter A force sensor (200) and nanoidenation system (300) using such force sensor (200), wherein the force sensor (200) comprise a movable membrane (207) attached to a fixed bulk structure (210) with springs (201, 202, 203, 204... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7603919 | Force measuring apparatus A force measuring apparatus includes first fixed electrodes disposed in one direction in one plane so as to be distant from each other; second fixed electrodes disposed in the one direction in a plane opposed to the one plane, so as to be distant from each other and... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7497134 | Process condition measuring device and method for measuring shear force on a surface of a substrate that undergoes a polishing or planarization process At least one shear force sensor is used to measure the shear force on a member, when the member is in contact with and pressed against a polishing or planarization surface and a lateral force is applied between the two surfaces. Preferably the structure and the surf... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7467558 | Piezoelectric element comprising a covering layer that suppresses the absorption of water and method of manufacturing the same A piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric composition pressure sensitive substance, a first electrode, a second electrode and a covering layer. The piezoelectric composition pressure sensitive substance includes a piezoelectric ceramic powder and a flexible o... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7404338 | Force sensor The resolution and the signal-to-noise ration of known force sensors as e.g. capacitive force sensors decrease when scaling them down. To solve this problem there is a solution presented by the usage of a nanostructure as e.g. a carbon nanotube, which is mechanicall... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7368921 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor includes a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace, ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365031 | Conductive pressure sensitive textile A fabric including within its construction a first elongated electrical conductor crossed by a second elongated electrical conductor, the conductors being normally biased apart at a crossover point of said fibres with an air gap between them, whereby application of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363814 | Multi-axial angular velocity sensor An angular velocity sensor for detecting angular velocity about a Z-axis in an XYZ coordinate system has a substrate oscillator, a flexible member for connecting the oscillator to a casing, a device for oscillating the oscillator in an X-axis direction, and a detect... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360455 | Force detector and acceleration detector and method of manufacturing the same An electrode layer is formed on the upper surface of a first substrate, and a processing for partially removing the substrate is carried out in order to allow the substrate to have flexibility. To the lower surface of the first substrate, a second substrate is conne... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353713 | Flexible apparatus and method to enhance capacitive force sensing A flexible apparatus and method to enhance capacitive force sensing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a force measuring device includes a sensor capacitor having a fixed surface and a movable surface substantially parallel to the fixed surface, at least one spring as... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353719 | Pressure sensor and method for fabricating the same A pressure sensor comprising a plurality of sensor parts arranged in matrix. A first electrode being connected with first wiring and a second electrode being connected with second wiring are disposed oppositely through a cavity part in the sensor part. The second el... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7320252 | Flow meter using an expanded tube section and sensitive differential pressure measurement A method and apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a fluid within tubing disposed within a downhole wellbore. The present invention provides an inverse Venturi meter inserted within tubing with an enlarged inner diameter portion. Pressure differential is measured... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316168 | Force-sensing bearing The invention relates to a roller bearing comprising curved running paths, in addition to roller bodies and strain gauge sensors which are arranged between said running paths, said sensors being located in a groove on the outer diameter of the outer ring and/or on t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312615 | System and method for communicating calibration data A Force/Torque (FT) sensor includes memory for storing calibration data associated with the FT sensor. Force and torque analog signals are output to a data acquisition (DAQ) system. The digital calibration data is output to the DAQ system as a digital bitstream comp... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311008 | Semiconductor structure comprising a stress sensitive element and method of measuring a stress in a semiconductor structure A semiconductor structure comprises a stress sensitive element. A property of the stress sensitive element is representative of a stress in the semiconductor structure. Additionally, the semiconductor structure may comprise an electrical element. The stress sensitiv... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301351 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace,... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301435 | Flexible switching devices An electronic resistor user interface comprises flexible conductive materials and a flexible variably resistive element capable of exhibiting a change in electrical resistance on mechanical deformation and is characterised by textile-form electrodes (10,12), ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293466 | Bolt with function of measuring strain A bolt with a function of measuring strain, comprising a Wheatstone bridge circuit comprising a strain sensor and a dummy resistor, a translate circuit that amplifies a signal from the Wheatstone bridge circuit to convert the same into a digital signal, a transmitti... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284444 | Hermetically sealed displacement sensor apparatus A hermetically sealed displacement sensor has strain gauges placed on thin flexible triangular shaped beams of a load beam cell. The strain gauges are enclosed in a hermetically sealed cavity which cavity is sealed by means of a cover plate placed over the load beam... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276090 | Method of fabricating a dry electro-active polymeric synthetic muscle New polymeric materials and their fabrication methods that are electrically active in terms of sensing and actuation are invented. These materials are comprised of solid-state ion-conducting materials such as polyethylene oxide (PEO) and its derivatives or imbedded ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276917 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor includes a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer including a detector and trace, a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263901 | Method and device for determining the direction of displacement of a roller bearing component A measuring arrangement in a roller bearing, which determines the direction of displacement of a displaceable bearing component in relation to a stationary bearing component. Four pressure-dependent resistors (R1, R2, R3, R4) of a bridge ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260989 | Sensor signal processing system and detector A detector is made up of a semiconductor integrated circuit in a part, and the semiconductor integrated circuit includes a driving circuit, an AC amplifier, a detection circuit and an amplifier circuit. An input resistor that is connected to input terminals of an op... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256768 | Computer keyboard with quantitatively force-sensing keys A computer keyboard has a grid of conductors forming a plurality of intersections, with force-sensitive resistor (FSR) elements located between the conductors at the intersections. A plurality of keys are located above the intersections and exert force on the conduc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252012 | Device and method for testing paving materials A device and method for directly measuring the critical temperatures for thermal cracking of asphalt binders. The exemplary comprises a metal ring, a strain gauge attached to the inner surface of the ring, an environmental chamber, one or more signal amplifiers, and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243945 | Weight measuring systems and methods for vehicles Weight sensor for determining the weight of an occupant of a seat including a bladder arranged in a seat portion of the seat and including material or structure in an interior thereof which constrains fluid flow therein and one or more transducers for measuring the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245293 | Display unit with touch panel and information processing method A display unit with a touch panel to move a touch-driven member such as a functional button to a desired position through a touch operation. By touching a draggable icon displayed on a screen with a finger, the icon is changed in color to indicate that the user can ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232973 | Capacitive touch switch A capacitive touch switch includes a sensor button which is disposed between a circuit board and a cover plate and which forms a terminal of a capacitor that is variable in its capacitance by an approach. The sensor button includes a body of a flexible material, whi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216554 | 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 sensi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213323 | Method of forming an electronic pressure sensitive transducer on a printed circuit board The cost and complexity of an electronic pressure sensitive transducer are decreased by constructing such a transducer directly on a printed circuit board containing support electronics. Conductive traces are formed on the printed circuit board to define a contact a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215212 | Apparatus for monitoring temperature and method for operating same The present invention is directed to a system that enables the simultaneous remote monitoring of a plurality of infants' skin temperatures. The system comprises an electronic circuit that combines the functions of sensoring and multiple-channel transmitting, a pre-d... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208960 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace,... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202796 | Device and method for triggering a sensor for cables In order to provide a triggering signal for a cable stripping device that is also capable of dealing with very thin wires, it is suggested to use a piezoelectric sensor, the output signal from which is forwarded to an electronic evaluation unit. The electronic evalu... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191662 | Polymer-based sensor apparatus and method A strain sensor (10) includes a flexible substrate (11) having one or more polymer-based resistive elements (12) at least partially conformably disposed thereon. Two or more conductive leads (13, 14) are electrically coupled to the resist... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186356 | Analytical device A sensor for chemical species or biological species or radiation presenting to test fluid a polymer composition comprises polymer and conductive filler metal, alloy or reduced metal oxide and having a first level of electrical conductance when quiescent and being co... | 03/06/2007 |
