Magneto-mechanical resonator sensor with absorption material
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1. A sensing device, comprising:
- a magnetic bias layer having a first magnetic surface and an opposing second magnetic surface, the magnetic layer comprising a first electromagnetic material,a resonator having a first resonator major surface and an opposing second resonator major surface, the resonator comprising a second magnetic material, the second resonator major surface facing toward the first magnetic surface,a spacer, anda housing containing the magnetic bias layer, the resonator, and the spacer,wherein the spacer comprises an environmental change receptor,wherein the thickness of the environmental change receptor increases in response to a change to an environment variable,wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the spacer changes in response to an increase of the thickness of the environmental change receptor.
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Abstract
Some aspects of the present disclosure feature a sensing device comprising a magnetic bias layer, a resonator, a spacer, and a housing. The spacer includes an environmental change receptor. The thickness of the environmental change receptor rapidly increases in response to a change to an environment variable.
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18 Claims
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1. A sensing device, comprising:
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a magnetic bias layer having a first magnetic surface and an opposing second magnetic surface, the magnetic layer comprising a first electromagnetic material, a resonator having a first resonator major surface and an opposing second resonator major surface, the resonator comprising a second magnetic material, the second resonator major surface facing toward the first magnetic surface, a spacer, and a housing containing the magnetic bias layer, the resonator, and the spacer, wherein the spacer comprises an environmental change receptor, wherein the thickness of the environmental change receptor increases in response to a change to an environment variable, wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the spacer changes in response to an increase of the thickness of the environmental change receptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A sensing device, comprising:
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a magnetic bias layer having a first magnetic surface and an opposing second magnetic surface, the magnetic layer comprising a first magnetic material, a resonator having a first resonator major surface and an opposing second resonator major surface, the resonator comprising a second magnetic material, the second resonator major surface facing toward the first magnetic surface, a spacer disposed between the magnetic bias layer and the resonator, wherein the spacer comprises an environmental change receptor, and a housing with one or more openings, wherein the magnetic bias layer, the resonator, and the spacer are disposed in the housing, wherein the thickness of the environmental change receptor increases in response to a change to an environment variable, wherein a thickness of at least a portion of the spacer changes in response to an increase of the thickness of the environmental change receptor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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