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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. 18, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fred J Petri, Snohomish, WA (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7350403 ;
Abstract
A monolithic substrate for acceleration and angular rate sensing. The substrate comprises a support frame, and a first accelerometer formed in the substrate. The first accelerometer has a proof mass including first and second opposite edges. A flexure connects the first edge of the proof mass to the support frame. The flexure defines a hinge axis for the proof mass. The first accelerometer further includes a pair of torsion stabilizing struts coupling a portion of the proof mass to the frame.