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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2010
Applicant:
Chris Painter, Dublin, CA (US);
Inventor:
Chris Painter, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Custom Sensors & Technologies, Inc., Moorpark, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/56 (2012.01); G01C 19/5691 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/5691 (2013.01);
Abstract
A micro-scale hemispherical resonator gyroscope includes a hemispherical resonator with a plurality of masses positioned around the periphery of the hemispherical resonator. At least some of the masses may be made of a heavy metal, such as tungsten, gold, platinum, or lead, and may be positioned at points of maximum deflection or velocity of the resonator. The hemispherical resonator may have a 2 mm diameter and a ring down time of at least 500 seconds.