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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Steven A. Foote, Issaquah, WA (US);
Charles D. Skinner, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Steven A. Foote, Issaquah, WA (US);
Charles D. Skinner, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P015/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanical resonator having an electrical charge buried and substantially permanently trapped in a layer of insulating material grown or otherwise formed on either or both of the electrode and the vibratory beam, whereby the trapped electrical charge generates electrostatic forces between the beams and the electrodes of the opposing plates of the resultant capacitor.