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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. 09, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark W. Heaton, Irving, TX (US);
David P. Magee, Plano, TX (US);
Michael T. DiRenzo, Coppell, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 ; G11B 2/102 ; G11B 2/124 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/596 ; G11B 2/102 ; G11B 2/124 ;
Abstract
A position sensor includes a stationary platform and a moveable platform. The position sensor further includes at least one beam coupling the moveable platform to the stationary platform. The at least one beam includes piezoresistive material that is positioned tolprovide an indication of a movement of the moveable platform relative to the stationary platform.