Actuator structure and method
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09972768B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US14461091

    申请日:2014-08-15

    申请人: Novasentis, Inc.

    摘要: An electromechanical polymer (EMP) transducer may include (a) one or more EMP layers each having a first operating characteristic; and (b) one or more EMP layers each having a second operating characteristic different from the first operating characteristic. The EMP transducer may include at least two EMP layers that are activated independently, and one or more EMP layers being configured to be a sensing layer. The sensing layer may sensitive to one or both of the operating characteristics (e.g., temperature, strain, pressure and their respective rates of change). Other operating characteristic may include resin type, modulus, film thicknesses, degrees of deformations, operating temperature ranges, a stretching ratio of the EMP layers, metallization patterns of electrodes, arrangements of active and inactive EMP layers, arrangements of irradiated EMP layers, arrangements of EMP layers acting as sensors, and arrangements of inactive layers of various degrees of stiffness.

    ULTRASOUND SENSOR
    6.
    发明申请
    ULTRASOUND SENSOR 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170160242A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-08

    申请号:US15323662

    申请日:2015-07-06

    发明人: Chikara KOJIMA

    IPC分类号: G01N29/34

    摘要: An ultrasound sensor includes a substrate on which an opening portion is formed; a diaphragm which is provided on the substrate so as to block the opening portion; and ultrasound elements which include a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a second electrode and which are laminated on an opposite side to the opening portion of the diaphragm, a portion in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the second electrode are overlapped is referred to as an active portion, and a portion which is a range to the extent that the diaphragm is oscillatable by driving the active portion is referred to as a movable portion, the active portion is arranged opposite to the movable portion; a resonance frequency adjustment portion is provided on a lateral side of the active portion, at least in a region opposite to the movable portion.

    Multi-mode Microphones
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20160219375A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-28

    申请号:US14604483

    申请日:2015-01-23

    摘要: In some embodiments, a sensor system may include a deformable structure and a sensing element. The deformable structure may include at least one layer of piezoelectric material and at least one actuator port disposed on the at least one layer of piezoelectric material. The deformable structure may deform in response to external phenomenon. The at least one actuator port may be configured to actuate the at least one layer of piezoelectric material via application of an electrical signal to the at least one layer of piezoelectric material. The at least one layer of piezoelectric material may be configured to apply a force to the deformable structure when actuated. The sensing element may be configured to sense deformation of the deformable structure capacitively, optically, or via a sensing port according to embodiments.

    Multi-Axis Piezoelectric Transducer
    10.
    发明申请
    Multi-Axis Piezoelectric Transducer 审中-公开
    多轴压电传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20160211439A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-21

    申请号:US14997496

    申请日:2016-01-16

    IPC分类号: H01L41/09

    摘要: A multi-axis transducer is provided. The transducer includes: a stationary member; at least two connecting members and two or more energy-conversion elements disposed on each connecting member. Each connecting member is attached at one location thereof to one of the stationary member or a second connecting member and, in response to a stimuli, is free to move along any of three geometric axes that are perpendicular to each other. Each energy-conversion element operates to convert motion of the connecting member to electrical energy or vice versa. A common geometric plane passes through each of the at least two connecting members and the stationary member, and the two largest dimensions of each connecting member defines a geometric plane that is parallel with the common geometric plane.

    摘要翻译: 提供多轴换能器。 传感器包括:固定构件; 至少两个连接构件和设置在每个连接构件上的两个或更多个能量转换元件。 每个连接构件在其一个位置处附接到固定构件或第二连接构件中的一个,并且响应于刺激,沿着彼此垂直的三个几何轴线中的任一个自由地移动。 每个能量转换元件用于将连接构件的运动转换为电能,反之亦然。 共同的几何平面通过至少两个连接构件和静止构件中的每一个,并且每个连接构件的两个最大尺寸限定与公共几何平面平行的几何平面。