Thermal effect and off-center load compensation of a sensor
First Claim
1. A sensor, comprising:
- a first conductive surface;
a second conductive surface substantially parallel to the first conductive surface;
a processing and communication zone of at least one of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface having circuitry to enable communication with an external system; and
a sensing area having at least partially a ceramic substrate surrounding at least one of a sensor surface and a reference surface of the at least one of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface,wherein a jig having a preset force is configured to be applied to the ceramic substrate and a housing of the sensor to minimize hysteresis of the sensor.
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Abstract
A method and system of thermal effect and off-center load compensation of a sensor are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor includes a first conductive surface and a second conductive surface substantially parallel to the first conductive surface, a processing and communication zone of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface having circuitry to enable communication with an external system (e.g., using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface) and a sensing area having partially a ceramic substrate surrounding a sensor surface and a reference surface of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface. The sensor may include a set of electrical leads that enable the sensing area to communicate with the processing and communication zone and with external devices, and a guard ring surrounding the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface to minimize an effect of stray capacitance.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor, comprising:
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a first conductive surface; a second conductive surface substantially parallel to the first conductive surface; a processing and communication zone of at least one of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface having circuitry to enable communication with an external system; and a sensing area having at least partially a ceramic substrate surrounding at least one of a sensor surface and a reference surface of the at least one of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface, wherein a jig having a preset force is configured to be applied to the ceramic substrate and a housing of the sensor to minimize hysteresis of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sensor, comprising:
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a first conductive surface; a second conductive surface substantially parallel to the first conductive surface; a processing and communication zone of at least one of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface having circuitry to enable communication with an external system; a set of electrical leads that enable the sensing area to communicate with the processing and communication zone and with at least one external devices; a guard ring surrounding the at least one of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface to minimize an effect of stray capacitance; and a sensing area having at least partially a ceramic substrate surrounding at least one of a sensor surface and a reference surface of the at least one of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface, wherein a jig having a preset force is configured to be applied to the ceramic substrate and the housing to minimize hysteresis of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A sensor, comprising:
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a ceramic substrate surrounding at least one of a sensor surface and a reference surface of the sensor; and a film material to bond the ceramic substrate to a housing of the sensor after a roughness pattern is introduced on the housing to better secure the ceramic substrate and the housing of the sensor, wherein the sensor includes a hollow interior cavity in a double-diaphragm form surrounding a solid central portion to minimize tilt effects due to off-center loading, the double-diaphragm form having physical properties of a three dimensional four bar linkage swept across an axis. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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