公开(公告)号：US20060130585A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11017171

申请日：2004-12-18

申请人： Steven Magee ,  James Cook ,  James Liu

发明人： Steven Magee ,  James Cook ,  James Liu

IPC分类号： G01N9/24

CPC分类号： G01L1/165 ,  G01L3/10 ,  G01L9/0025

摘要： Sensor systems and methods are disclosed herein, including a sensor chip, upon which at least two surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensing elements are centrally located on a first side (e.g., front side) of the sensor chip. The SAW sensing elements occupy a common area on the first side of the sensor chip. An etched diaphragm is located centrally on the second side (i.e., back side) of the sensor chip opposite the first side in association with the two SAW sensing elements in order to concentrate the mechanical strain of the sensor system or sensor device in the etched diagram, thereby providing high strength, high sensitivity and ease of manufacturing thereof.

摘要翻译： 传感器系统和方法在本文中公开，包括传感器芯片，至少两个表面声波（SAW）感测元件位于传感器芯片的第一侧（例如，前侧）的中心。 SAW感测元件占据传感器芯片第一侧上的公共区域。 与两个SAW传感元件相关联，蚀刻的隔膜位于与第一侧相对的传感器芯片的第二侧（即后侧）的中央，以将传感器系统或传感器设备的机械应变集中在蚀刻图中 从而提供高强度，高灵敏度和易于制造。

公开(公告)号：US20070039396A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11210198

申请日：2005-08-22

申请人： Scott Bunyer ,  Fred Hintz ,  Steven Magee ,  Randall Hasken ,  James Liu ,  Gary O'Brien ,  James Cook ,  Richard Andrews ,  Stephen Shiffer

发明人： Scott Bunyer ,  Fred Hintz ,  Steven Magee ,  Randall Hasken ,  James Liu ,  Gary O'Brien ,  James Cook ,  Richard Andrews ,  Stephen Shiffer

IPC分类号： G01N3/08

CPC分类号： G01L3/10

摘要： A torque sensor packaging system and method includes a torque member that includes one or more holes formed therein for receiving one or more respective fasteners associated with a sensing element. The sensing element can be connected to the torque member to the sensing element in order to transfer torque associated with the torque member to the sensing element for torque sensing operations thereof.

摘要翻译： 扭矩传感器封装系统和方法包括扭矩构件，其包括形成在其中的一个或多个孔，用于接收与感测元件相关联的一个或多个相应紧固件。 感测元件可以连接到扭矩构件到感测元件，以便将与扭矩构件相关联的扭矩传递到用于其扭矩传感操作的感测元件。

公开(公告)号：US20070079656A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-12

申请号：US11248777

申请日：2005-10-11

申请人： James Cook ,  James Liu ,  Steven Magee

发明人： James Cook ,  James Liu ,  Steven Magee

IPC分类号： G01P15/09

CPC分类号： G01P15/0975

摘要： A micro-machined acceleration sensing apparatus includes a piezoelectric substrate that functions as a propagation medium. A diaphragm is configured upon the substrate, wherein the diaphragm is etched to form one or more etched cavities. Sensing elements are formed on the diaphragm, wherein a first sensing element among the sensing elements is located on a top of the diaphragm, a second sensing element among the sensing elements is located on a side of the diaphragm, and a third sensing element among the sensing elements is located at a crystallography different orientation with respect to the first and second sensing elements, such that the substrate, the diaphragm and the plurality of sensing elements comprise a micro-machined acceleration sensing apparatus thereof that is clamped at one end of the substrate to an object under an acceleration and submitted to a force at the free end of the substrate to provide signals indicative of acceleration.

摘要翻译： 微加工加速度感测装置包括用作传播介质的压电基板。 隔膜被配置在基板上，其中隔膜被蚀刻以形成一个或多个蚀刻腔。 感测元件形成在隔膜上，其中感测元件中的第一感测元件位于隔膜的顶部上，感测元件中的第二感测元件位于隔膜的一侧，并且第三感测元件 感测元件相对于第一和第二感测元件位于不同取向的结晶学位置，使得衬底，隔膜和多个感测元件包括微加工的加速度感测装置，其被夹持在衬底的一端 在加速下被加载物体并且在基板的自由端处施加力以提供指示加速度的信号。

公开(公告)号：US20070068235A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-29

申请号：US11237360

申请日：2005-09-27

申请人： Scott Bunyer ,  Steven Magee ,  Fred Hintz ,  Richard Andrews ,  Gary O' Brien ,  James Liu ,  James Cook ,  Stephen Shiffer

发明人： Scott Bunyer ,  Steven Magee ,  Fred Hintz ,  Richard Andrews ,  Gary O' Brien ,  James Liu ,  James Cook ,  Stephen Shiffer

IPC分类号： G01M15/00

CPC分类号： G01L3/1428

摘要： A torque sensor system and method. An automotive engine is located opposite a torque converter, such that a shaft extends from the engine and interacts with the torque converter. A target is located between the engine and torque converter. One or more torque sensors can be integrated with one or more position sensors for detecting a position associated with the shaft, wherein the torque sensor(s) and the position sensor(s) are integrated into a single torque sensor package to thereby provide enhanced sensing of the target in association with a rotation of shaft during an actuation of the engine.

公开(公告)号：US20060272415A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-07

申请号：US11145461

申请日：2005-06-02

申请人： James Liu ,  Steven Magee ,  James Cook

发明人： James Liu ,  Steven Magee ,  James Cook

IPC分类号： G01N29/00

CPC分类号： A47J37/1266 ,  G01N29/022 ,  G01N33/03 ,  G01N2291/0226 ,  G01N2291/0256 ,  G01N2291/0422 ,  G01N2291/0423 ,  G01N2291/0426 ,  G01N2291/0427

摘要： A cooking oil quality sensing apparatus and system includes an acoustic wave sensor comprising one or more acoustic wave transducers configured upon a piezoelectric substrate such that when the acoustic wave sensor is in contact with cooking oil, the sensor generates acoustic wave data indicative of the quality of the cooking oil. An antenna can be integrated with the acoustic wave sensor, such that the antenna receives data an external source and transmits the acoustic wave data indicative of the quality of the cooking oil to the external source. An oscillator can be integrated with the acoustic wave sensor, such that the output of the oscillator contains data indicative of the quality of the cooking oil. The acoustic wave sensor can be coated with a material that is selectively sensitive and/or reactive to one or more fatty acids associated with or contained in the cooking oil.

摘要翻译： 烹饪油质量检测装置和系统包括声波传感器，该声波传感器包括在压电基片上配置的一个或多个声波换能器，使得当声波传感器与烹饪油接触时，传感器产生指示质量的声波数据 烹饪油。 天线可以与声波传感器集成，使得天线接收外部源的数据，并将表示烹饪油的质量的声波数据传输到外部源。 振荡器可以与声波传感器集成，使得振荡器的输出包含指示烹饪油的质量的数据。 声波传感器可以涂覆有与对烹饪油相关或包含的一种或多种脂肪酸选择性敏感和/或反应的材料。

公开(公告)号：US20070030134A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-08

申请号：US11199435

申请日：2005-08-05

申请人： James Liu ,  James Cook ,  Fred Hintz ,  Steven Magee ,  Richard Andrews ,  Randy Hasken ,  Stephen Shiffer

发明人： James Liu ,  James Cook ,  Fred Hintz ,  Steven Magee ,  Richard Andrews ,  Randy Hasken ,  Stephen Shiffer

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00

CPC分类号： G01L3/10

摘要： A torque sensing system generally includes a torque sensor comprising a torque sensing element configured upon a substrate in association with an antenna for sending and receiving wireless signals. A plurality of electronic controlling components for controlling the torque sensor, wherein the electronic controlling components are configured upon another substrate in association with an antenna for sending and receiving the wireless signals to and from the torque sensor, such that the torque sensor is located on a rotating member in order to generate signals indicative of a torque associated with the rotating member, and wherein the signals are wirelessly transmittable from the torque the via the antenna configured upon the substrate in association with the torque sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20070028700A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-08

申请号：US11199741

申请日：2005-08-08

申请人： James Liu ,  Scott Bunyer ,  Steven Magee ,  Fred Hintz ,  Randy Hasken ,  Richard Andrews

发明人： James Liu ,  Scott Bunyer ,  Steven Magee ,  Fred Hintz ,  Randy Hasken ,  Richard Andrews

IPC分类号： G01N29/04

CPC分类号： G01L3/10 ,  G01N2291/02827

摘要： A device, system, and method for measuring torque, comprising an acoustic wave device removably attached to a rotatable shaft by a variably-shaped retainer, wherein removal of the acoustic wave device with the variably-shaped retainer facilitates servicing and replacement of the torque measurement device. The acoustic wave device can be removably attached to the rotatable shaft by using one or more connectors. Other acoustic wave devices such as acoustic wave resonators, surface acoustic wave delay lines, surface acoustic wave filters, and surface transverse waves can also be removably attached to the rotatable shaft to measure torque.

摘要翻译： 一种用于测量扭矩的装置，系统和方法，包括通过可变形保持器可拆卸地附接到可旋转轴的声波装置，其中用可变形保持器去除声波装置有助于维修和更换扭矩测量 设备。 声波装置可以通过使用一个或多个连接器可移除地附接到可旋转轴。 诸如声波谐振器，表面声波延迟线，表面声波滤波器和表面横波之类的其它声波装置也可以可拆卸地附接到可旋转轴以测量转矩。

公开(公告)号：US20070107519A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-17

申请号：US11274786

申请日：2005-11-14

申请人： James Liu ,  Steven Magee

发明人： James Liu ,  Steven Magee

IPC分类号： G01N29/00

CPC分类号： G01D21/00 ,  B60C23/0408 ,  G01N11/10 ,  G01N29/022 ,  G01N29/2462 ,  G01N29/2481 ,  G01N33/28 ,  G01N2291/02827 ,  G01N2291/02872 ,  G01N2291/0423 ,  G01N2291/0427 ,  G01P15/0975

摘要： An acoustic wave sensor system, comprising a plurality of acoustic wave sensing devices for detecting a multiplicity of varying conditions and a common interrogation component that communicates with each acoustic wave sensing device among the plurality of acoustic wave sensor devices for providing an interrogation signal to each acoustic wave sensing device thereof. A transmitter and receiver unit can also be provided that communicates with the common interrogation component and the plurality of acoustic wave sensing devices and which transmits an interrogation signal from the common interrogation component to the at least one acoustic wave sensing device among the plurality of acoustic wave sensing devices and which receives sensor data from at least one acoustic wave sensing device.

摘要翻译： 一种声波传感器系统，包括用于检测多个变化条件的多个声波感测装置和在多个声波传感器装置中与每个声波感测装置通信的通用询问部件，用于向每个声音提供询问信号 波感测装置。 还可以提供一种发射机和接收机单元，其与公共询问组件和多个声波感测装置进行通信，并且将多个声波感测装置中的询问信号从公共询问组件传送到至少一个声波感测装置 并且其从至少一个声波感测装置接收传感器数据。

公开(公告)号：US20060284583A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-21

申请号：US11311417

申请日：2005-12-16

申请人： Richard Andrews ,  Scott Bunyer ,  Fred Hintz ,  James Liu ,  Steven Magee ,  Gary O'Brien

发明人： Richard Andrews ,  Scott Bunyer ,  Fred Hintz ,  James Liu ,  Steven Magee ,  Gary O'Brien

IPC分类号： H02P7/00

CPC分类号： G01L3/106 ,  G01L25/003

摘要： Many mechanical systems contain rotating parts used to transfer power from one part of the system to another. The system's efficiency and longevity can be increased by measuring the speed and loading of the rotating parts. Passive wireless sensors are ideal for instrumenting rotating parts because they require no connecting wires and no stored energy. The sensor measurements contain read errors when the stationary interrogation circuit and the rotating sensor are not ideally aligned. The read errors are a function of the angular offset between the stationary interrogation circuit and the passive sensor. As such, the read errors are deterministic. A measurement of the angular offset between the stationary interrogation circuit and the passive sensor is used to determine a correction factor that cancels out the read error to produce a compensated sensor signal.

摘要翻译： 许多机械系统包含用于将电力从系统的一部分传递到另一部分的旋转部件。 通过测量旋转部件的速度和载荷可以提高系统的效率和寿命。 被动无线传感器是仪器旋转部件的理想选择，因为它们不需要连接线，也不需要存储能量。 当固定询问电路和旋转传感器不理想地对准时，传感器测量包含读取错误。 读取错误是静态询问电路和无源传感器之间的角度偏移的函数。 因此，读取错误是确定性的。 使用静态询问电路和无源传感器之间的角度偏移的测量来确定校正因子，其消除读取误差以产生经补偿的传感器信号。

公开(公告)号：US20060272416A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-07

申请号：US11145625

申请日：2005-06-03

申请人： James Liu ,  Stephen Carlson ,  Steven Magee

发明人： James Liu ,  Stephen Carlson ,  Steven Magee

IPC分类号： G01N24/00

CPC分类号： G01F1/6845 ,  G01F1/6882

摘要： An acoustic wave flow sensor includes a piezoelectric substrate and a heater located immediately below the acoustic wave substrate. A heating element can be deposited in association with a plurality of acoustic wave components upon the acoustic wave substrate. The acoustic wave components, the piezoelectric substrate, the heater and the heating element operate in a high-condensation environment, such that the plurality of acoustic wave components are heated directly by the heater and/or the heating element, thereby promoting a desorption of water in the high-condensation environment in order to achieve accurate and reliable flow sensing data thereof.

摘要翻译： 声波流量传感器包括位于声波衬底正下方的压电衬底和加热器。 加热元件可以与声波衬底上的多个声波分量相关联地沉积。 声波分量，压电基板，加热器和加热元件在高冷凝环境中工作，使得多个声波部件被加热器和/或加热元件直接加热，从而促进水的解吸 在高冷凝环境中，以实现其精确可靠的流量检测数据。