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Method for testing pressure sensors

US5900530A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1997
Grant dateMay 4, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01L27/005
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Pressure sensors that are fabricated to sense low pressures are tested and calibrated by providing a controlled gas flow or leak to create a pressure during testing. Rather than placing the pressure sensor in a sealed environment, a controlled leak of a gas is used to induce a stable and controllable pressure region over the pressure sensor during testing. The stable low pressure region is monitored via a sensing tube.

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