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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Craig Scott Becke, South Vienna, OH (US);
Lamar Floyd Ricks, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Jamie W. Speldrich, Freeport, IL (US);
Craig Scott Becke, South Vienna, OH (US);
Lamar Floyd Ricks, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Jamie W. Speldrich, Freeport, IL (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A flow sensor apparatus and method. A seal with a conductive interconnect is provided that includes a mass flow sense element mounted to a housing containing a thick film and/or thin film bridge structure for sensing media (e.g., mass flow) within a flow tube. The seal effectively isolates wirebond pads and electrical connections from the sensed media. The media, whether liquid or gas, can contain ionics that eventually contaminate the top of the mass flow sense element. The use of the seal with the conductive interconnect thus seals off the electrical connections and prevents exposure to the sensed media.