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Patent No.:

US 9404841 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2012

Microelectromechanical transducer and test system

Applicant:

Hysitron Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Yunje Oh, Medina, MN (US);

Syed Amanula Syed Asif, Bloomington, MN (US);

Oden Warren, New Brighton, MN (US);

Assignee:

Hysitron, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Attorney:

Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Hezron E Williams

Assistant Examiner:

Rodney T Frank

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/48 (2006.01); G01N 3/40 (2006.01); G01Q 60/36 (2010.01); G01N 3/42 (2006.01); G01N 19/00 (2006.01); G01B 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/40 (2013.01); G01N 3/42 (2013.01); G01Q 60/366 (2013.01); G01B 7/34 (2013.01); G01N 19/00 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0051 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0286 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0617 (2013.01); Y10S 977/956 (2013.01);
Abstract

A microelectromechanical transducer and test system is disclosed. One embodiment includes a body, a probe moveable relative to the body, and a micromachined comb drive. The micromachined comb drive includes a plurality of sensing capacitors forming a differential capacitive displacement sensor, each sensing capacitor comprising a plurality of comb capacitors and each configured to provide capacitance levels which, together, are representative of a position of the probe.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Oh, Yunje. (2016). Microelectromechanical transducer and test system (U.S. Patent No. 9404841). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9404841

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