公开(公告)号：US07710128B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-04

申请号：US11518649

申请日：2006-09-09

申请人： Yousef M. Alimi ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Yousef M. Alimi ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： G01R27/26

CPC分类号： G01N27/225

摘要： A humidity sensor apparatus and method of forming the same. A substrate can be provided upon which a plurality of humidity sensing components are disposed to form a humidity sensor thereof. Each humidity sensing component generally includes an associated particular parasitic capacitance. This parasitic capacitance is utilized to reduce and/or control a sensitivity and a total capacitance value associated with the humidity sensor without increasing a size of the humidity sensor and/or humidity sensor components (e.g., capacitors).

摘要翻译： 一种湿度传感器装置及其形成方法。 可以设置基板，在基板上设置多个湿度感测部件以形成其湿度传感器。 每个湿度感测组件通常包括相关联的特定寄生电容。 这种寄生电容用于在不增加湿度传感器和/或湿度传感器部件（例如电容器）的尺寸的情况下减少和/或控制与湿度传感器相关联的灵敏度和总电容值。

公开(公告)号：US07683636B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US11977799

申请日：2007-10-26

申请人： Yousef M. Alimi ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Yousef M. Alimi ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： G01R27/26 ,  H01G5/012

CPC分类号： G01N27/223

摘要： An improved relative humidity sensor apparatus that provides a more accurate measurement of humidity in the presence of water condensation. A series capacitive sensor includes a thin porous platinum top plate, a humidity sensitive polyimide dielectric, and two metal bottom plates on a semiconductor substrate. The two capacitors can be wired in series such that the metal bottom plates form independent, electrically driven connections. The thin top layer can form a top plate. Changes in humidity affect the humidity sensitive dielectric thereby causing changes in the capacitive value. A P-well layer and a P-plus layer can be added at the perimeter of the substrate to create a path for a parasitic capacitance caused by water condensation to connect to one or more connection nodes, thereby preventing erroneous measurements of humidity in the presence of water condensation.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的相对湿度传感器装置，其在水凝结的存在下提供更准确的湿度测量。 串联电容传感器包括薄的多孔铂顶板，湿度敏感的聚酰亚胺电介质和半导体衬底上的两个金属底板。 两个电容器可以串联布线，使得金属底板形成独立的电驱动连接。 薄顶层可以形成顶板。 湿度变化会影响湿度敏感的电介质，从而引起电容值的变化。 可以在衬底的周边添加P阱层和P加层以产生由水冷凝引起的寄生电容的路径以连接到一个或多个连接节点，从而防止存在的湿度的错误测量 的水凝结。

公开(公告)号：US20080061802A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：US11518649

申请日：2006-09-09

申请人： Yousef M. Alimi ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Yousef M. Alimi ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： G01R27/26

CPC分类号： G01N27/225

摘要： A humidity sensor apparatus and method of forming the same. A substrate can be provided upon which a plurality of humidity sensing components are disposed to form a humidity sensor thereof. Each humidity sensing component generally includes an associated particular parasitic capacitance. This parasitic capacitance is utilized to reduce and/or control a sensitivity and a total capacitance value associated with the humidity sensor without increasing a size of the humidity sensor and/or humidity sensor components (e.g., capacitors).

摘要翻译： 一种湿度传感器装置及其形成方法。 可以设置基板，在基板上设置多个湿度感测部件以形成其湿度传感器。 每个湿度感测组件通常包括相关联的特定寄生电容。 这种寄生电容用于在不增加湿度传感器和/或湿度传感器部件（例如电容器）的尺寸的情况下减少和/或控制与湿度传感器相关联的灵敏度和总电容值。

公开(公告)号：US20090108852A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US11977799

申请日：2007-10-26

申请人： Yousef M. Alimi ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Yousef M. Alimi ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： G01R27/26 ,  G01R3/00 ,  H01L21/62

CPC分类号： G01N27/223

摘要： An improved relative humidity sensor apparatus that provides a more accurate measurement of humidity in the presence of water condensation. A series capacitive sensor includes a thin porous platinum top plate, a humidity sensitive polyimide dielectric, and two metal bottom plates on a semiconductor substrate. The two capacitors can be wired in series such that the metal bottom plates form independent, electrically driven connections. The thin top layer can form a top plate. Changes in humidity affect the humidity sensitive dielectric thereby causing changes in the capacitive value. A P-well layer and a P-plus layer can be added at the perimeter of the substrate to create a path for a parasitic capacitance caused by water condensation to connect to one or more connection nodes, thereby preventing erroneous measurements of humidity in the presence of water condensation.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的相对湿度传感器装置，其在水凝结的存在下提供更准确的湿度测量。 串联电容传感器包括薄的多孔铂顶板，湿度敏感的聚酰亚胺电介质和半导体衬底上的两个金属底板。 两个电容器可以串联布线，使得金属底板形成独立的电驱动连接。 薄顶层可以形成顶板。 湿度变化会影响湿度敏感的电介质，从而引起电容值的变化。 可以在衬底的周边添加P阱层和P加层以产生由水冷凝引起的寄生电容的路径以连接到一个或多个连接节点，从而防止存在的湿度的错误测量 的水凝结。

公开(公告)号：US20120235395A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13488037

申请日：2012-06-04

申请人： Eric A. Davis ,  Brian P. Davis ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Eric A. Davis ,  Brian P. Davis ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： B60R7/00

CPC分类号： B62K19/46 ,  B60G3/06 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G7/001 ,  B60G11/15 ,  B60G2200/142 ,  B60G2200/144 ,  B60G2202/12 ,  B60G2202/24 ,  B60G2206/012 ,  B60G2206/10 ,  B60G2300/12 ,  B62D21/183 ,  B62D23/005 ,  B62D29/043 ,  B62K5/01 ,  Y10S180/908 ,  Y10T29/49622 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the use of shock-absorbers that are substantially vertically oriented, allows for the opening-up of large interior cavities within the front and rear sections of the vehicles within which can be positioned large front and rear internal compartments that can provide storage/carrying capacity as well as added buoyancy for the vehicle, among other things. Also, in at least some embodiments, the vehicles can include special cooling and/or exhaust systems having components that are positioned substantially within the mid-sections of the vehicles, thus further increasing the amounts of space available for the cavities/compartments within the front and rear sections of the vehicles.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了诸如全地形车辆（ATV）和多用途车辆（UV）等小型车辆的各种实施例。 在至少一些实施例中，车辆包括在车辆的前部和后部部分比在车辆的中间部分内更宽的框架。 这结合使用基本上垂直定向的减震器，允许在车辆的前部和后部中敞开大的内部空腔，在该内部空腔内可以定位大的前后内部隔室，其可以提供 存储/承载能力以及车辆的增加浮力等等。 而且，在至少一些实施例中，车辆可以包括特殊的冷却和/或排气系统，其具有基本上位于车辆的中间部分内的部件，从而进一步增加可用于前部空腔/隔间的空间量 和后部车辆。

公开(公告)号：US08191930B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-05

申请号：US13093404

申请日：2011-04-25

申请人： Eric A. Davis ,  Brian P. Davis ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Eric A. Davis ,  Brian P. Davis ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： B62D21/00

CPC分类号： B62K19/46 ,  B60G3/06 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G7/001 ,  B60G11/15 ,  B60G2200/142 ,  B60G2200/144 ,  B60G2202/12 ,  B60G2202/24 ,  B60G2206/012 ,  B60G2206/10 ,  B60G2300/12 ,  B62D21/183 ,  B62D23/005 ,  B62D29/043 ,  B62K5/01 ,  Y10S180/908 ,  Y10T29/49622 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the use of shock-absorbers that are substantially vertically oriented, allows for the opening-up of large interior cavities within the front and rear sections of the vehicles within which can be positioned large front and rear internal compartments that can provide storage/carrying capacity as well as added buoyancy for the vehicle, among other things. Also, in at least some embodiments, the vehicles can include special cooling and/or exhaust systems having components that are positioned substantially within the mid-sections of the vehicles, thus further increasing the amounts of space available for the cavities/compartments within the front and rear sections of the vehicles.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了诸如全地形车辆（ATV）和多用途车辆（UV）等小型车辆的各种实施例。 在至少一些实施例中，车辆包括在车辆的前部和后部部分比在车辆的中间部分内更宽的框架。 这结合使用基本上垂直定向的减震器，允许在车辆的前部和后部中敞开大的内部空腔，在该内部空腔内可以定位大的前后内部隔室，其可以提供 存储/承载能力以及车辆的增加浮力等等。 而且，在至少一些实施例中，车辆可以包括特殊的冷却和/或排气系统，其具有基本上位于车辆的中间部分内的部件，从而进一步增加可用于前部空腔/隔间的空间量 和后部车辆。

公开(公告)号：US20110198830A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US13093385

申请日：2011-04-25

申请人： Eric A. Davis ,  Brian P. Davis ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Eric A. Davis ,  Brian P. Davis ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： B62D21/00 ,  B23P11/00

CPC分类号： B62K19/46 ,  B60G3/06 ,  B60G3/20 ,  B60G7/001 ,  B60G11/15 ,  B60G2200/142 ,  B60G2200/144 ,  B60G2202/12 ,  B60G2202/24 ,  B60G2206/012 ,  B60G2206/10 ,  B60G2300/12 ,  B62D21/183 ,  B62D23/005 ,  B62D29/043 ,  B62K5/01 ,  Y10S180/908 ,  Y10T29/49622 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the use of shock-absorbers that are substantially vertically oriented, allows for the opening-up of large interior cavities within the front and rear sections of the vehicles within which can be positioned large front and rear internal compartments that can provide storage/carrying capacity as well as added buoyancy for the vehicle, among other things. Also, in at least some embodiments, the vehicles can include special cooling and/or exhaust systems having components that are positioned substantially within the mid-sections of the vehicles, thus further increasing the amounts of space available for the cavities/compartments within the front and rear sections of the vehicles.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了诸如全地形车辆（ATV）和多用途车辆（UV）等小型车辆的各种实施例。 在至少一些实施例中，车辆包括在车辆的前部和后部部分比在车辆的中间部分内更宽的框架。 这结合使用基本上垂直定向的减震器，允许在车辆的前部和后部中敞开大的内部空腔，在该内部空腔内可以定位大的前后内部隔室，其可以提供 存储/承载能力以及车辆的增加浮力等等。 而且，在至少一些实施例中，车辆可以包括特殊的冷却和/或排气系统，其具有基本上位于车辆的中间部分内的部件，从而进一步增加可用于前部空腔/隔间的空间量 和后部车辆。

公开(公告)号：US20110195620A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-11

申请号：US13026203

申请日：2011-02-11

申请人： Eric A. Davis ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Eric A. Davis ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： B63H20/14 ,  B63H23/00

CPC分类号： B63H20/02 ,  B63B35/14 ,  B63H5/10 ,  B63H20/00 ,  B63H20/06 ,  B63H20/10 ,  B63H20/12 ,  B63H20/14 ,  B63H20/24 ,  B63H20/28 ,  B63H20/285 ,  B63H20/32 ,  B63H20/34 ,  B63H21/17 ,  B63H23/02 ,  B63H23/30 ,  B63H2020/003 ,  F02B61/045 ,  F02B67/04 ,  Y10S903/902

摘要： An outboard motor for a marine vessel application, and related methods of making and operating same, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the outboard motor includes a horizontal-crankshaft engine in an upper portion of the outboard motor, positioned substantially positioned above a trimming axis of the outboard motor. In at least another embodiment, first, second and third transmission devices are employed to transmit rotational power from the engine to one or more propellers at a lower portion of the outboard motor. In at least a further embodiment, the outboard motor is made to include a rigid interior assembly formed by the engine, multiple transmission devices, and a further structural component. In further embodiments, the outboard motor includes numerous cooling, exhaust, and/or oil system components, as well as other transmission features.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于船舶应用的舷外马达及其相关的制造和操作方法。 在至少一个实施例中，舷外马达包括在舷外马达的上部中的大致位于舷外马达的修整轴线上方的水平曲轴发动机。 在至少另一个实施例中，采用第一，第二和第三传动装置将旋转动力从发动机传递到舷外马达的下部的一个或多个螺旋桨。 在至少另一个实施例中，舷外马达制成包括由发动机形成的刚性内部组件，多个传动装置和另外的结构部件。 在另外的实施例中，舷外马达包括许多冷却，排气和/或油系统组件以及其他传动特征。

公开(公告)号：US07954314B1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-07

申请号：US11219948

申请日：2005-09-06

申请人： Claus Bruestle ,  Richard A. Davis

发明人： Claus Bruestle ,  Richard A. Davis

IPC分类号： F01N3/00

CPC分类号： F01N13/001 ,  F01N3/2839 ,  F01N2590/021

摘要： An engine is provided with a cavity so that a catalyst member can be contained within the engine when an engine head portion is attached to an engine block portion. This attachment of the engine head portion and engine block portion, which forms the engine structure, captivates the catalyst member within the cavity without the need for additional brackets and housing structures. The cavity is preferably located above or at the upper regions of first and second exhaust conduits which direct exhaust upwardly from the engine head portion toward the cavity and downwardly from the cavity within the engine block portion. The first and second exhaust conduits are preferably formed as integral structures within the engine head portion and engine block portion.

摘要翻译： 发动机设置有腔，使得当发动机头部附接到发动机缸体部分时，催化剂构件可以容纳在发动机内。 形成发动机结构的发动机头部和发动机缸体部分的这种附接将催化剂部件收纳在空腔内，而不需要额外的支架和壳体结构。 空腔优选地位于第一和第二排气导管的上部区域的上方或下方，该第一和第二排气管道的上部区域从发动机头部向上朝向空腔向上排出并且从发动机缸体部分内的空腔向下排气。 第一和第二排气管优选地形成为发动机头部和发动机缸体部分内的整体结构。

公开(公告)号：US07798010B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-21

申请号：US11973966

申请日：2007-10-11

申请人： Gilberto Morales ,  Carl E. Stewart ,  Richard A. Davis ,  Alistair D. Bradley

发明人： Gilberto Morales ,  Carl E. Stewart ,  Richard A. Davis ,  Alistair D. Bradley

IPC分类号： G01L1/00

CPC分类号： G01L19/146 ,  G01L19/04 ,  H01L2924/15151

摘要： The sensor geometry for improved package stress isolation is disclosed. A counterbore on the backing plate improves stress isolation properties of the sensor. The counterbore thins the wall of the backing plate maintaining the contact area with the package. The depth and diameter of the counterbore can be adjusted to find geometry for allowing the backing plate to absorb more package stresses. Thinning the wall of the backing plate make it less rigid and allows the backing plate to absorb more of the stresses produced at the interface with the package. The counterbore also keeps a large surface area at the bottom of the backing plate creating a strong bond with the package.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于改进封装应力隔离的传感器几何形状。 背板上的沉孔提高了传感器的应力隔离性能。 沉头孔沉浸在背板的壁上，保持与包装件的接触面积。 可以调节沉孔的深度和直径以找到允许背板吸收更多包装应力的几何形状。 使背板的壁变薄使其较不刚性，并且允许背板吸收在与封装的界面处产生的更多的应力。 沉孔还在背板的底部保持较大的表面积，从而与包装形成牢固的结合。