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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:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donato Cardarelli, Medford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Milli Sensor Systems and Actuators, Inc., West Newton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 1/900 ;
Abstract
MEMS-Integrated IMUs are possible based on a common substrate that provides a common oscillatory drive for the operation of the gyroscopes and accelerometers. The common substrate becomes the stable member utilized in conventional IMUs. The advantages of the embodiments are smallest size, flexibility in how IMUs are configured, reduced electronics and a single package. MEMS integration also reduces uncertainties due to separately developed instruments based on different fabrication processes, materials, assembly and alignment.