Patents by Inventor Thad W. (Marc) Smith

Thad W. (Marc) Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of fabricating an inertial sensor
    Patent number: 8881370
    Abstract: Inertial sensor having a body with first and second cavities on opposite sides thereof, a sensing element in the first cavity, electronic circuitry in the second cavity, electrical conductors interconnecting the sensing element and the circuitry, and leads connected electrically to the circuitry and extending from the body for mounting the sensor and making connections with the circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Custom Sensors & Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul Berger, Mark Andrew Collins, Michael Thomas Frazee, Thad W. (Marc) Smith, Robert Albert Anderson, Stuart John Knowles, Victor Dragotti
  • Inertial sensor with dual cavity package and method of fabrication
    Patent number: 8080925
    Abstract: Inertial sensor having a body with first and second cavities on opposite sides thereof, a sensing element in the first cavity, electronic circuitry in the second cavity, electrical conductors interconnecting the sensing element and the circuitry, and leads connected electrically to the circuitry and extending from the body for mounting the sensor and making connections with the circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Custom Sensors & Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul Berger, Mark Andrew Collins, Michael Thomas Frazee, Thad W. (Marc) Smith, Robert Albert Anderson, Stuart John Knowles, Victor Dragotti
  • Inertial sensor with dual cavity package and method of fabrication
    Publication number: 20110010924
    Abstract: Inertial sensor having a body with first and second cavities on opposite sides thereof, a sensing element in the first cavity, electronic circuitry in the second cavity, electrical conductors interconnecting the sensing element and the circuitry, and leads connected electrically to the circuitry and extending from the body for mounting the sensor and making connections with the circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: CUSTOM SENSORS & TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: William Paul Berger, Mark Andrew Collins, Michael Thomas Frazee, Thad W. (Marc) Smith, Robert Albert Anderson, Stuart John Knowles, Victor Dragotti
  • Inertial sensor with dual cavity package and method of fabrication
    Publication number: 20100072862
    Abstract: Inertial sensor having a body with first and second cavities on opposite sides thereof, a sensing element in the first cavity, electronic circuitry in the second cavity, electrical conductors interconnecting the sensing element and the circuitry, and leads connected electrically to the circuitry and extending from the body for mounting the sensor and making connections with the circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: CUSTOM SENSORS & TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: William Paul Berger, Mark Andrew Collins, Michael Thomas Frazee, Thad W. (Marc) Smith, Robert Albert Anderson, Stuart John Knowles, Victor Dragotti
  • Cross-monitoring sensor system and method
    Patent number: 7237169
    Abstract: Cross-monitoring sensor system and method in which a plurality of sensors each having a sensing element, circuitry for processing signals from the sensing element, an output interface for delivering processed signals, and an auxiliary input to which signals from another device can be input for processing and delivery by the output interface. Signals from each of the sensors are applied to the auxiliary input of another one of the sensors, and signals from the output interfaces of the sensors are compared to verify integrity of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: BEI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thad W. (Marc) Smith
  • Electronically configurable rate sensor circuit and method
    Patent number: 7124632
    Abstract: Angular rate sensor and method in which the parameters of a circuit which provides drive signals and processes signals from a sensing element are configured electronically by a programmable memory. Being configured in this manner, the circuit is extremely versatile and can be used with different types of sensing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: BEI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thad W. (Marc) Smith