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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016

Filed:

May. 26, 2011
Applicants:

Pradyumna Thiruvenkatanathan, Cambridge, GB;

Ashwin Seshia, Cambridge, GB;

Jize Yan, Cambridge, GB;

Inventors:

Pradyumna Thiruvenkatanathan, Cambridge, GB;

Ashwin Seshia, Cambridge, GB;

Jize Yan, Cambridge, GB;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/097 (2006.01); G01C 19/56 (2012.01); G01C 19/5726 (2012.01); G01C 19/5755 (2012.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 9/04 (2013.01); G01C 19/5726 (2013.01); G01C 19/5755 (2013.01); G01P 15/097 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G01P 2015/0814 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention comprises an inertia! sensor comprising a frame, a proof mass; a first resonant element having a proximal end and a distal end, the first resonant element being fixed to the frame at its proximal end and coupled to the proof mass at its distal end, a second resonant element having a proximal end and a distal end, the second resonant element being fixed to the frame at its proximal end, adjacent to the first resonant element such that there is no coupling between the second resonant element and the proof mass, a means for coupling the first resonant element to the second resonant element; a drive means coupled to the first and second resonant elements for vibrating the first and second resonant elements; and a sensor assembly for detecting the amplitude of vibration of the resonant elements.


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