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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Kionix, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Scott G. Adams, Ithaca, NY (US);
Charles W. Blackmer, Ithaca, NY (US);
Kristin J. Lynch, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Kionix, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/00 (2006.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); G01L 13/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/0073 (2013.01); B81C 1/00 (2013.01); G01L 9/003 (2013.01); G01L 9/008 (2013.01); G01L 9/0027 (2013.01); G01L 9/0055 (2013.01); G01L 13/00 (2013.01); H01L 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are described herein that perform pressure sensing using pressure sensor(s) that include deformable pressure vessel(s). A pressure vessel is an object that has a cross section that defines a void. A deformable pressure vessel is a pressure vessel that has at least one curved portion that is configured to structurally deform (e.g., bend, shear, elongate, etc.) based on a pressure difference between a cavity pressure in a cavity in which at least a portion of the pressure vessel is suspended and a vessel pressure in the pressure vessel.