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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Gary L. Casey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Marcos Nassar, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Nhan Nguyen, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gary L. Casey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Marcos Nassar, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Nhan Nguyen, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Custom Sensors & Technologies, Inc., Moorpark, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein is the sense element assembly for a capacitive pressure sensor and method for creating same that has increased sensitivity without additional size. The sense element assembly and method includes fabricating an off-centered elliptically shaped center electrode, at least one elliptical annular-like electrode around the center electrode, a ground electrode and a method for fusing the layers together to optimize sensitivity.