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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Applicant:
Stephen F. Becka, North Bend, WA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen F. Becka, North Bend, WA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 21/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for an accelerometer mechanism having a proof mass that is suspended for out-of-plane motion between first and second damping plates, wherein at least one of the first and second damping plates is movable between first and second positions relative to the proof mass under the control of a position control structure that is coupled to the movable damping plate for positioning the damping plate in the second position relative to the proof mass.