HK1021905A1 - Tunneling sensor with linear force rebalance - Google Patents
Tunneling sensor with linear force rebalanceInfo
- Publication number
- HK1021905A1 HK1021905A1 HK99105514A HK99105514A HK1021905A1 HK 1021905 A1 HK1021905 A1 HK 1021905A1 HK 99105514 A HK99105514 A HK 99105514A HK 99105514 A HK99105514 A HK 99105514A HK 1021905 A1 HK1021905 A1 HK 1021905A1
- Authority
- HK
- Hong Kong
- Prior art keywords
- linear force
- force rebalance
- tunneling sensor
- tunneling
- sensor
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
- G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
- G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
- G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
- G01P15/13—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by measuring the force required to restore a proofmass subjected to inertial forces to a null position
- G01P15/131—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by measuring the force required to restore a proofmass subjected to inertial forces to a null position with electrostatic counterbalancing means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
- B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
- B81B3/00—Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes
- B81B3/0018—Structures acting upon the moving or flexible element for transforming energy into mechanical movement or vice versa, i.e. actuators, sensors, generators
- B81B3/0021—Transducers for transforming electrical into mechanical energy or vice versa
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
- G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
- G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
- G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
- G01P15/0802—Details
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
- G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
- G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
- G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
- G01P15/0894—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by non-contact electron transfer, i.e. electron tunneling
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
- B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
- B81B2201/00—Specific applications of microelectromechanical systems
- B81B2201/02—Sensors
- B81B2201/0228—Inertial sensors
- B81B2201/0235—Accelerometers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
- B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
- B81B2203/00—Basic microelectromechanical structures
- B81B2203/01—Suspended structures, i.e. structures allowing a movement
- B81B2203/0181—See-saws
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
- B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
- B81B2203/00—Basic microelectromechanical structures
- B81B2203/05—Type of movement
- B81B2203/058—Rotation out of a plane parallel to the substrate
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
- G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
- G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
- G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
- G01P2015/0805—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration
- G01P2015/0822—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining out-of-plane movement of the mass
- G01P2015/0825—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining out-of-plane movement of the mass for one single degree of freedom of movement of the mass
- G01P2015/0831—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining out-of-plane movement of the mass for one single degree of freedom of movement of the mass the mass being of the paddle type having the pivot axis between the longitudinal ends of the mass, e.g. see-saw configuration
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T29/00—Metal working
- Y10T29/43—Electric condenser making
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US08/694,333 US5752410A (en) | 1996-08-08 | 1996-08-08 | Tunneling sensor with linear force rebalance and method for fabricating the same |
PCT/US1997/014007 WO1998005973A1 (en) | 1996-08-08 | 1997-08-08 | Tunneling sensor with linear force rebalance |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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HK1021905A1 true HK1021905A1 (en) | 2000-07-14 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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HK99105514A HK1021905A1 (en) | 1996-08-08 | 1999-11-26 | Tunneling sensor with linear force rebalance |
Country Status (7)
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US (2) | US5752410A (xx) |
EP (1) | EP0917652B1 (xx) |
JP (1) | JP2000515631A (xx) |
CA (1) | CA2262684C (xx) |
DE (1) | DE69736429T2 (xx) |
HK (1) | HK1021905A1 (xx) |
WO (1) | WO1998005973A1 (xx) |
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1996
- 1996-08-08 US US08/694,333 patent/US5752410A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1997
- 1997-08-08 CA CA002262684A patent/CA2262684C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-08-08 EP EP97936467A patent/EP0917652B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-08-08 WO PCT/US1997/014007 patent/WO1998005973A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1997-08-08 JP JP10508245A patent/JP2000515631A/ja active Pending
- 1997-08-08 DE DE69736429T patent/DE69736429T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1998
- 1998-02-20 US US09/027,234 patent/US5991990A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1999
- 1999-11-26 HK HK99105514A patent/HK1021905A1/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO1998005973A1 (en) | 1998-02-12 |
CA2262684A1 (en) | 1998-02-12 |
EP0917652B1 (en) | 2006-08-02 |
DE69736429D1 (de) | 2006-09-14 |
JP2000515631A (ja) | 2000-11-21 |
EP0917652A4 (en) | 1999-12-01 |
DE69736429T2 (de) | 2007-03-08 |
CA2262684C (en) | 2005-05-10 |
WO1998005973A8 (en) | 2001-04-19 |
EP0917652A1 (en) | 1999-05-26 |
US5991990A (en) | 1999-11-30 |
US5752410A (en) | 1998-05-19 |
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Effective date: 20100808 |