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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1982
Anthony D Kurtz, Englewood, NJ (US);
Joseph R Mallon, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc., Ridgefield, NJ (US);
Abstract
Compensating apparatus for a shear gage transducer employing a piezoresistor. The shear gage transducer or sensor is of a cross-shaped planar configuration where a lack of symmetry in structure or in fabrication undesirably provides offsets at the output terminals associated with the horizontal cross arm. The compensating apparatus includes a series chain of resistors positioned between selected terminals of said sensor to provide a desired null output voltage over a temperature operating range. Further embodiments depict a shear sensor having a unique contact configuration to enable resistive compensation of undesired offsets.