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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 1991
Filed:
May. 18, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard A Hanson, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73497 ; 7351 / ; 7351 / ;
Abstract
A pendulous assembly for use in an accelerometer or other such devices which senses forces acting on the device in a particular direction is disclosed herein. This assembly includes a proofmass and an arrangement supporting one end of the proofmass for pivotal movement back and forth about a given axis through a resting plane which entirely contains the proofmass when the latter is at rest. The support arrangement itself includes a frame, an isolation bridge or bridges, and an arrangement of isolation bridge and proofmass flexures for supporting the isolation bridges between the proofmass and frame.