Measuring and testing – Fluid pressure gauge – With pressure and/or temperature compensation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-24
2006-10-24
Lefkowitz, Edward (Department: 2855)
Measuring and testing
Fluid pressure gauge
With pressure and/or temperature compensation
C073S753000, C073S754000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07124639
ABSTRACT:
An ultra high temperature hermetically protected transducer includes a sensor chip having an active area upon which is deposited piezoresistive sensing elements. The elements are located on the top surface of the silicon wafer chip and have leads and terminals extending from the active area of the chip. The active area is surrounded with an extending rim or frame. The active area is coated with an oxide layer which passivates the piezoresistive sensing network. The chip is then attached to a glass pedestal, which is larger in size than the sensor chip. The glass pedestal has a through hole or aperture at each corner. The entire composite structure is then mounted onto a high temperature header with the metallized regions of the header being exposed to the holes in the glass pedestal; a high temperature lead is then bonded directly to the metallized contact area of the sensor chip at one end. The leads are of sufficient length to extend into the through holes in the glass pedestal. A sealing cover is then attached to the entire composite sensor to hermetically seal all of the interconnections. The sealing cover is a glass structure, has a central aperture which corresponds to the aperture formed by the frame, allowing the active area of the sensor to be exposed to the pressure medium. The sealing cover is bonded to the periphery of the rim and to the glass supporting pedestal.
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Kurtz Anthony D.
Ned Alexander A.
Jenkins Jermaine
Kulite Semiconductor Products Inc.
Lefkowitz Edward
Plevy Howard & Darcy PC
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