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Absolute fluid pressure sensor

US4739664A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 1987
Grant dateApr 26, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01L9/0022
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pressure sensor uses two fluidically coupled piezoelectrically driven, vibrating cantilever structures, each tuned to the same fundamental resonance frequency. One cantilever, the driver, is electrically driven at resonance and at constant vibrational amplitude. The other cantilever, the receiver, responds due to the gaseous coupling and generates an output signal proportional to pressure.

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