Sensata Technologies, Inc.

Maarten Van Noorden

Wico Hopman

George Van Der Donk

Frank Hendri Jacobs

Robert Zwijze

Paul Gennissen

Thomas Gerjen Hendrik Kouwen

Sean DiStefano

Jans Kruise

Bart Goedegebuure

Edward H Bernhardi

Paul Gennisen

In a particular embodiment, a force sensor apparatus is disclosed that includes a sensor housing and a sensing assembly. In this particular embodiment, the sensing assembly includes a force-compliant element having a center portion and an outer portion; one or more sensing elements coupled to the center portion of the force-compliant element; and a flexible spring element having an outer diameter and a center portion. According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible spring element curves from the outer diameter to the center portion of the flexible spring element and the center portion of the flexible spring element is aligned with the center portion of the force-compliant element. In this embodiment, the outer diameter is separated from a ledge of the outer portion of the force-compliant element by a space.

Sensor apparatuses

In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first substrate. The first substrate may have a first side for accommodating a first diaphragm. The first substrate may also have a second side. The second side may include a polygonal-shaped depression that is sized to accommodate a second diaphragm associated with a second substrate. The first substrate and first diaphragm may be included in a first assembly and the second substrate and second diaphragm may be included in a second assembly. The first assembly and the second assembly may be included in a stack where at least a portion of the second diaphragm is positioned to fit inside the polygonal-shaped depression in the stack.

Pressure transducer substrate with self alignment feature

The invention relates to a fluid pressure sensing device comprising a pressure sensing transducer having a support structure and a diaphragm attached to said support structure, the diaphragm having a fluid facing side. A housing has a transducer receiving cavity defined by a bottom wall and a housing sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The bottom wall is formed with a fluid pressure receiving recess. A fluid pressure port is formed in the housing in communication with the recess. The diaphragm is positioned between the support structure and the fluid pressure receiving recess and a seal material around a support structure sidewall fixes the pressure sensing transducer in the housing and provides a hermetic seal.

Hermetically sealed pressure sensing device

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Maarten Van Noorden