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Sealed capacitive sensor

US7938014B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 2008
Grant dateMay 10, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2224/73257
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sealed capacitive sensor includes a substrate having a diaphragm forming a first plate of a capacitor; a second fixed plate of the capacitor spaced from the diaphragm and defining a predetermined dielectric gap and a sealing medium connecting together the substrate and fixed plate in an integrated structure and hermetically sealing the gap.

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