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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Applicant:
Leslie Bruce Wilner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Leslie Bruce Wilner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Meggitt (San Juan Capistrano), Inc., San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/06 (2006.01); G01P 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanical-to-electrical sensing structure is provided with first and second movable blocks. A first hinge is coupled to the first and second movable blocks and configured to resist loads other than flexing of the first hinge. At least a first gage link is separated from the first hinge and aligned to provide that a moment tending to rotate one of the first or second blocks relative to the other about the first hinge applies a tensile or compressive force along a length of the first gage link. Electrochemistry is used to define the at least first gage.