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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Applicant:
Yee-chung Fu, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventor:
Yee-Chung Fu, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced NuMicro Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor includes at least one stationary pad with comb teeth, a hub, at least one actuator spoke coupled to a location on the hub, and at least one sensing spoke extending from the hub. The sensing spokes have comb teeth generally interdigitated with the comb teeth of the stationary pad. The location of the coupling between the actuator spoke and the hub offsets a line of action of a force on the actuator spoke from a center of rotation of the hub.