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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Brian D. Homeijer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventor:
Brian D. Homeijer, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The micro-mechanical device includes a substrate with an internal cavity, a first surface, and an opposing second surface. A first trench is formed from the first surface of the substrate into the internal cavity. The first trench at least partially defines flexures. A second trench is formed from the second surface of the substrate into the internal cavity and at least partially defines a suspended mass. The suspended mass is connected by the flexures to the substrate.