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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2019
Applicant:

Invensense, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Julian Thompson, Beaverton, OR (US);

Stephen Lloyd, Los Altos, CA (US);

Joseph Seeger, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

INVENSENSE, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/02 (2006.01); G01M 7/08 (2006.01); G01M 17/007 (2006.01); G01M 1/16 (2006.01); B81B 7/02 (2006.01); B81C 99/00 (2010.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H03K 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/0087 (2013.01); B81B 7/02 (2013.01); B81C 99/0045 (2013.01); G01M 1/16 (2013.01); G01M 7/08 (2013.01); G01M 17/0078 (2013.01); G01N 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 11/30 (2013.01); H01L 22/34 (2013.01); H03K 21/023 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device with a first MEMS device and a second MEMS device is disclosed. The first MEMS device is configured to sense at least one external influence. The second MEMS device is responsive to the at least one external influence. The first MEMS device is configured to change a state when the at least one external influence exceeds a threshold value. The first MEMS device is configured to retain the state below the threshold value, wherein the change in state of the first MEMS device is done passively and wherein the state of the first MEMS device is indicative of a status of the second MEMS device. In one example, the first MEMS device further comprises a normally open switch that closes when the external influence exceeds the threshold value.


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