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Piezoresistive stress transducers

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1961-04-25
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1981-04-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William G Pfann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:08
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/18; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/16; H; H10; H10D; H10D48/00; H10D48/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 74 words
A PIEZORESISTIVE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRESS GAGE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A TEST BODY IN WHICH STRAINS ARE DESIRED TO BE MEASURED, A FLAT SINGLE CRYSTAL, PIEZORESISTIVE, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER HAVING A CUBIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, SAID WAFER AFFIXED TO THE SURFCE OF SAID TEST BODY WITH ITS PLANAR DIMENSION PARALLET TO THE SURFACE OF THE TEST BODY, MEANS INCLUDING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS FOR MEASURING ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE VARIATIONS THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF SAID WAFER AND IN A <111> CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 74 words
A PIEZORESISTIVE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRESS GAGE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A TEST BODY IN WHICH STRAINS ARE DESIRED TO BE MEASURED, A FLAT SINGLE CRYSTAL, PIEZORESISTIVE, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER HAVING A CUBIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, SAID WAFER AFFIXED TO THE SURFCE OF SAID TEST BODY WITH ITS PLANAR DIMENSION PARALLET TO THE SURFACE OF THE TEST BODY, MEANS INCLUDING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS FOR MEASURING ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE VARIATIONS THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF SAID WAFER AND IN A <111> CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DIRECTION.

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