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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:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon Milton Green, Mountville, PA (US);
David James Fabian, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310338 ; 310311 ;
Abstract
An acoustic or vibration sensor particularly useful in detecting nano-vibrations includes a body 40 having a generally C-shaped cross-sectional configuration. A base 44 is positioned within the body 40 and has at least one protrusion 68 extending from the base 44 intermediate end portions 48 of the C-shaped cross-section. A film 14 extends about the base 44 and over the protrusion 68 to form a space between a portion of the base 44 and the film 14. The film 14 is engaged with the end portions 48 of the C-shaped cross-section and urged at least partially into the space to place a desired tension on the film.