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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:
Aug. 10, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter M Leonhardt, Orange County, CA (US);
Assignee:
Endevco Corporation, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310329 ; 310332 ; 310344 ;
Abstract
A piezoceramic accelerometer of the cantilever bending-beam bimorph type is provided with housing structure of straightforward easily-manufactured design. Because of its design features, the accelerometer is comparatively low in cost, rugged, reliable, and inherently low in internal capacitance. Consequently, a self-generated signal of favorable value proportionate to applied acceleration is provided by the accelerometer. The accelerometer provides for use of Surface Mount Technology (SMT), which allows further manufacturing cost reductions in uses of the accelerometer.