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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:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Duane M Grider, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 74 ; 357 79 ; 174 521 ;
Abstract
A housing and a pressure seal structure for use with a thick film circuit having a pressure sensor and terminals includes a base plate below the thick film circuit, a top housing above the thick film circuit covering the pressure sensor and an intermediate rubber ring between the housing and the thick film circuit. A coupling force is applied between the base plate and the top housing to draw the two together and apply a sealing force to the rubber ring and establish a pressure seal at the rubber ring.