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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360426 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor that suppresses fluctuations in the offset voltage and with an enhanced temperature characteristic is provided. The acceleration sensor comprises an weight that is formed in the center of a semiconductor substrate; a frame that is formed at th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331229 | Magnetic null accelerometer An accelerometer system includes a capacitor plate fixed within a housing and a flexure plate positioned substantially parallel to the capacitor plate a distance therefrom. The distance varies in response to acceleration forces acting upon the flexure plate such tha... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7317233 | 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... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7301721 | Falling sensor and the information processing device making use of it A falling sensor is provided, which detects a falling of a magnetic disk drive or an information processing device installed with said magnetic disk drive and which is effective for avoiding physical damages of magnetic heads and magnetic disk media. The magnetic di... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292000 | Angular velocity measuring device and leg-moving robot An angular velocity measuring device (1) includes a first sensor (2) (vibration gyro) and a second sensor (3) (gas rate gyro). The detection output of the first sensor (2) is inputted to a high pass filter (4). Output of the filter... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252001 | Three axis active magnetic levitation for inertial sensing systems The invention relates to an inertial sensor based on the magnetic levitation of an inertial mass comprising an active magnetic bearing unit arranged in such a way as to levitate the inertial mass and characterized by the fact that it furthermore comprises additional... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7222535 | Acceleration sensor and magnetic disk drive apparatus An acceleration sensor includes a housing member, a spring member attached to the housing member, the spring member having freedom in at least one direction of acceleration to be detected, a weight and magnetic field generation member fixed to the spring member, and... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219549 | Accelerometer with cantilever and magnetic field detector An accelerometer for measuring the displacement of a magnet body using magnetic detecting elements is provided, the accelerometer having superior measurement accuracy by suppressing influence of a peripheral magnetic field. The accelerometer has detecting units each... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197930 | Gyro sensor The gyro sensor uses a clock signal as a timing signal or synchronous signal for reading various data stored in a built-in memory for its yaw rate sensing operation. The gyro sensor is configured to use, as such a clock signal, the self-excited oscillation signal be... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185541 | MEMS magnetic device and method A MEMS device and method of manufacturing comprises a magnetic sensor attached to a frame; at least one magnet adjacent to the magnetic sensor; a proof mass attached to the magnet; a cantilever beam attached to the proof mass; and a rod attached to the cantilever be... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7140258 | Magnetic-based force/torque sensor A force transducer element (20) comprises a body (22) of magnetisable material having at least one magnetised region (30) at an angle, say 45°, to the force-sensing direction (P—P). Preferably there are a plurality of parallel magnetised regi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7116215 | Sensor device and ceramic package for mounting electronic components A sensor device includes a G sensor producing an electric signal in accordance with physical displacement of its sensing portion and a casing mounting this G sensor. A casing chamber is sealed with a potting material so that the G sensor is covered with the potting ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109580 | Hermetically sealed package for optical, electronic, opto-electronic and other devices Techniques are disclosed for hermetically sealing one or more devices within a package. According to one aspect, a lid is attached to a substrate on which one or more devices are provided such that the devices are encapsulated within an area defined by the substrate... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069783 | 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... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7028548 | Vibration type angular velocity sensor To cancel in-phase components acting on vibrators of first and second sensor units in an angular velocity sensing direction Y, a differential amplification circuit obtains a differential waveform between a first angular velocity sensing waveform J1 and a seco... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6995939 | Falling sensor and the information processing device making use of it A falling sensor is provided, which detects a falling of a magnetic disk drive or an information processing device installed with the magnetic disk drive and which is effective for avoiding physical damage of magnetic heads and magnetic disk media. The magnetic disk... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6930487 | Method for electronic damping of electrostatic positioners Electronic damping may be provided to an electrostatic positioner by developing a signal proportional to the velocity of the movable positioner plate and then changing the voltage applied to the positioner in proportion to this velocity signal to oppose the velocity... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6877374 | Micromachined gyroscope A micromachined gyroscope makes use of Coriolis acceleration to detect and measure rotation rate about a plane normal to the surface of a substrate. Specifically, various resonating structures are suspended within a frame. The resonating structures include phase and... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6718605 | Single-side microelectromechanical capacitive accelerometer and method of making same A high sensitivity, Z-axis, capacitive microaccelerometer having stiff sense/feedback electrodes and a method of its manufacture on a single-side of a semiconductor wafer are provided. The microaccelerometer is manufactured out of a single silicon wafer and has a si... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6679122 | Pressure gauge having a dampener mechanism with attachable housing A dampening apparatus for a pressure gauge in which a housing secured to the amplifier of the pressure gauge encircles the pointer shaft in a close but loose fit relation so as to define a controlled clearance packed with a high viscosity dampening agent ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 5824901 | Capacitive sensor for measuring accelerations and inclinations A capacitive sensor for measuring accelerations and inclinations with respect to the gravitational field. The capacitive sensor has at least one stator electrode and one displacement electrode, in which the position of the displacement electrode can chang... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5777227 | Self-diagnostic accelerometer with symmetric proof-mass and its preparation method A symmetrical proof-mass accelerometer with a self-diagnosis capability and its fabrication method are disclosed. The accelerometer has symmetrical mass distribution with respect to the plane of the cantilever beam with an offset between upper and lower m... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5587531 | Semiconductor strain gauge acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor includes an acceleration detecting element (15) for detecting an acceleration in a sealed case (11), silicon oil (16) with which the case (11) is filled for giving damping to the acceleration detecting element (15), and a deformable... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5567878 | Semiconductor acceleration sensor A cantilever semiconductor acceleration sensor element is supported by a pedestal fixed to a base. The base is sealed with a cap, forming an airtight space between the cap and the base that is filled with silicone oil. A central portion of the cap is defo... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5548999 | Mounting arrangement for acceleration detector element A semiconductor type acceleration sensor comprises a flexible printed circuit board on which a semiconductor type detector chip section is mounted The detector chip is formed with openings therethrough overlapping an opening formed in a rear-side base pla... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5176031 | Viscously coupled dual beam accelerometer A viscously coupled dual beam accelerometer. An accelerometer (60) includes a first proof mass (32') and a second proof mass (42'), which are respectively connected by flexures (36' and 46') to a first base (34') and a second base (44'). The first and sec... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5070594 | Method of making an acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor includes a tubular casing having one open and closed by a lid of an elastic material. A magnetic member is received within a sealed space defined by the casing and the lid, and a damper liquid fills in the sealed space. The lid is f... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5024087 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor includes a tubular casing having one open end closed by a lid of an elastic material. An magnetic member is received within a sealed space defined by the casing and the lid, and a damper liquid fills in the sealed space. The lid is ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4967597 | Acceleration sensor When an acceleration sensor is used, it is attached to a measured object to detect an acceleration applied to the object. The acceleration sensor includes a package having at least one chamber. A sensor element is disposed in the chamber and has a portion... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967598 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor including a cantilever beam having a free end to which a permanent magnet is attached. A pair of magnetic sensors, each comprising a barber-pole type magnetoresistive sensing element, is arranged in symmetrically spaced and opposed ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4901571 | Acceleration pickup An acceleration pickup has a housing of a diamagnetic or paramagnetic material enclosing a ferromagnetic ball acting as seismic mass. The ball is held in a starting position on the bottom of the housing by means of a magnetic field generated by a permanen... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4881408 | Low profile accelerometer A compact, low g range accelerometer comprising a support (22), a proof mass (20), flexures (24, 26) for mounting the proof mass to the support, and a force sensing element (40). The proof mass has a single rotational degree of freedom about a hinge axis ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4870864 | Accelerometer First and second Hall-effect proximity sensors are arranged in combination with a magnet so that when the magnet is moved under the influence of an accelerative force or the like the output of one sensor increases while the other decreases. The magnitude ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4843877 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor comprises a case having defined therein at least one accommodating chamber. At least one magnetic ball is accommodated in the accommodating chamber with a radial play left between the wall surface of the accommodating chamber and th... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4831879 | Sensor for automatic release of occupant protective devices in the event of an accident A sensor, particularly for automatic release of occupant safety devices in power vehicles in the event of an accident, the sensor comprises a housing which forms a closed chamber; a body located in the housing and formed as a seismic mass, the closed cham... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4829822 | Semiconductor accelerometer A semiconductor accelerometer includes a package containing damping liquid. A base is fixedly disposed within the package. A semiconductor plate is disposed within the package and is supported on the base. The semiconductor plate has a movable free end an... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4811604 | Accelerometers An accelerometer includes a flexible beam member, a support and mounting holes. An inertial mass is carried by the beam member and is spaced from the mounting holes. A spring allows the beam to pivotably move in a plane transverse to a first direction. Th... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4807475 | Accelerometer An accelerometer has a single pendulum-type acceleration sensitive element, the movement of the pendulum moving a pointer through a gear arrangement such that scale graduations on a face of the instrument may be linear or of other character. Auxiliary poi... | 02/28/1989 |
