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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary J O'Brien, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Andrew C McNeil, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Mark D Summers, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73-157 ;
Abstract
Pressure sensors that are fabricated to sense low pressures are tested and calibrated by providing a controlled gas flow or leak to create a pressure during testing. Rather than placing the pressure sensor in a sealed environment, a controlled leak of a gas is used to induce a stable and controllable pressure region over the pressure sensor during testing. The stable low pressure region is monitored via a sensing tube.