Patents Assigned to MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES (CHINA), LTD.
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Publication number: 20240085245Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a connector and a temperature sensor. The connector includes a connector housing formed with a sensor slot, and a conductive terminal arranged in the connector housing. The temperature sensor is inserted into the sensor slot and is adapted to detect a temperature of the conductive terminal in the connector. The sensor includes a shell having a first sidewall in thermal contact with the conductive terminal, and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall. The second sidewall defines an interference fit portion extending from an outer surface thereof. The interference fit portion forms an interference fit with an inner wall of the sensor slot. A remaining portion of the second sidewall except for the interference fit portion is separated from the inner wall of the sensor slot by a predetermined gap. The sensor further includes a temperature sensing element arranged in the shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicants: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Ding, Aibing (Alan) Dong, Liqiang (Gino) Yao, Yuming Xiao
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Publication number: 20240019330Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a shell having an installation chamber and an inner cavity for accommodating a fluid, a pressure detection chip installed in the installation chamber of the shell for detecting a fluid pressure in the inner cavity, a circuit board installed in the installation chamber of the shell and electrically connected to the pressure detection chip, a cover installed in an opening of the installation chamber of the shell to seal the opening of the installation chamber, and a terminal passing through the cover and fixed to the cover. The circuit board has a conductive hole and the pressure sensor has an elastic conductive member arranged in the conductive hole. The elastic conductive member is in electrical contact with the terminal to electrically connect the terminal to the conductive hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.Inventors: Tinghui (Felix) Fu, Xu Liang, Long (Allen) Wang
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Patent number: 11860050Abstract: A load detector includes a housing having a height direction, and a load sensor provided within the housing. The load detector further includes a base platform, an elastic beam and an elastic member, the base being floatingly supported on the housing by the elastic beam, and the elastic member being provided on the base platform for receiving a load force. With the load force is applied to the elastic member, the elastic beam and the elastic member are simultaneously elastically deformed in the height direction, and the load force is transmitted to the load sensor via the base platform. The base platform is floatingly supported on the housing by the elastic beam, so that a high sensitivity of the load sensor may be enabled and the load sensor may be prevented from damage caused by excessive load.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Hai Mei, Xuetang Zhao, Qineng Hu, Guohua Wu
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Publication number: 20230366765Abstract: A pressure sensor includes a housing, a pressure detection chip, a circuit board and a terminal assembly. The housing defines an installation chamber and an inner cavity for accommodating fluid. The pressure detection chip is fixed within the installation chamber of the housing and is adapted to detect fluid pressure in the inner cavity. The circuit board is fixed within the installation chamber of the housing and electrically connects to the pressure detection chip. The terminal assembly includes a cover rotatably installed in an opening of the installation chamber of the housing and an elastic output terminal that passes through and is fixed to the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.Inventors: Tinghui (Felix) Fu, Xu Liang, Long (Allen) Wang
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Publication number: 20230358622Abstract: A force sensor includes a force-sensing elastomer, a thermal conductivity component adapted to transfer an external load to the force-sensitive elastomer, a plurality of strain gauges attached to the force-sensitive elastomer, and a circuit board. The circuit board electrically connects the plurality of strain gauges to a detection circuit adapted to detect a strain of the force-sensitive elastomer. A peripheral part of the force-sensitive elastomer is in contact with the thermal conductivity component, and a remaining part of the force-sensitive elastomer is separated from the thermal conductivity component. The plurality of strain gauges are attached to the remaining part of the force-sensitive elastomer and do not contact the thermal conductivity component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.Inventors: Qineng Hu, Ching Fung (Patricia) Chui
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Patent number: 11774309Abstract: An implantable pressure sensor is disclosed that has a small diameter and eliminates any dead zone in the flow of the pressure transmission medium, and is thus particularly adapted for implantation. In one embodiment the pressure sensor comprises a body including a cavity for receiving a liquid, and a planar mounting surface extending in an axial direction of the body. A diaphragm is attached to the pressure sensor body for transmitting an external medium pressure to the liquid in the cavity. A pressure detection chip is mounted on the mounting surface of the pressure sensor body for detecting a pressure of the liquid within the cavity, and a circuit hoard is mounted on the planar mounting surface of the body and is electrically connected to the pressure detection chip resulting in a device of smaller diameter particularly suited for implantation.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.Inventors: Yaxiang Zhang, Tinghui Felix Fu, Xu Liang
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Patent number: 11733085Abstract: Weigh-in-motion sensors comprise a beam including a plate with a load-bearing surface, and a tube portion including a base wall and a cover and defining a cavity therebetween. A sensing package is disposed within the cavity and is under pre-load with the cover and the base wall. The sensing package comprises a piezoelectric element. The base wall includes an aperture extending from a mounting surface to the cavity. The aperture includes a fastener therein to secure the sensing package within the cavity. The fastener is sized having a cross-section dimension taken through a center axis of the fastener that is greater than that of a cross-section dimension of the piezoelectric element taken along the fastener center axis. In an example, the fastener has a cross-section dimension sized about 10 percent or greater in dimension than that of the respective cross-section dimension of the piezoelectric element.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH, MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES (CHINA) LTD.Inventors: Michael Pedrick, Shenghua Liu, Benxiang Wang, Ling Qiu, Zhong Luo, Weixing Fu
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Publication number: 20230135371Abstract: A sealing pin includes a body part and an end part connected to the body part. The body part is insertable into a liquid filling path of a pressure sensor. The body part has a groove on an outer surface. The end part seals a liquid filling port of the liquid filling path. When the sealing pin is inserted into the liquid filling path, an external media pressure applied to a diaphragm of the pressure sensor is transmitted to a pressure detection chip of the pressure sensor through a liquid in the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.Inventors: Tinghui (Felix) Fu, Xu Liang, Long (Allen) Wang
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Publication number: 20230131947Abstract: A sensor includes a sealing tape having a first folding line and a second folding line, and an electronic component adhered to a middle area between the first folding line and the second folding line. A first side area of the sealing tape is folded along the first folding line and adhered to the middle area to cover the electronic component. A second side area of the sealing tape is folded along the second folding line and adhered to the first side area to hermetically wrap the electronic component in the sealing tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicants: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd.Inventors: Baoliang Li, Benxiang Wang, Xiao (Kevin) Wu
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Publication number: 20230115850Abstract: A sensing device includes a body having a first chamber, a second chamber, and a liquid path which are filled with a liquid, the liquid path communicates with the second chamber, a pressure difference detection chip installed in the first chamber, and a pressure detection chip installed in the first chamber. The pressure difference detection chip seals an opening of the liquid path disposed on a bottom surface of the first chamber. The pressure difference detection chip detects a liquid pressure difference between the first chamber and the second chamber. The pressure detection chip detects a liquid pressure in the first chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicants: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Measurement Specialties, Inc.Inventors: Tinghui (Felix) Fu, Vincent Wong, Xu Liang, Long (Allen) Wang
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Patent number: 11536623Abstract: A digital pressure sensor includes a substrate, a pressure sensing structure configured for measuring a pressure of an object to be measured, a signal processing chip configured for receiving a sensing signal of the pressure sensing structure, and a rubber cover having an opening through which the pressure is sensed. The pressure sensing structure and the signal processing chip are mounted on the substrate. The signal processing chip has an analog-digital conversion module that converts the sensing signal output by the pressure sensing structure into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal. The signal processing chip is electrically connected to the substrate. The substrate and the rubber cover are connected to each other and form a mounting cavity for holding the pressure sensing structure and the signal processing chip.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Measurement Specialties, Inc.Inventors: Yang Zhai, Xu Liang, Jianjie Yuan, John Valentini, Bala Kashi
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Patent number: 11254522Abstract: A system for feeding a diaphragm includes a diaphragm separating device adapted to separate a diaphragm from a stack of diaphragms, a first visual device adapted to identify the diaphragm separated from the stack of diaphragms and a position of the diaphragm, a robot adapted to pick up the diaphragm separated from the stack of diaphragms under guidance of the first visual device, and a second visual device adapted to check whether the diaphragm picked up by the robot is a single diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Innogetic Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Ziqing Liao, Ke Ning, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Kok Wai Wong
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Publication number: 20220042870Abstract: A pressure sensor comprises a body including a cavity for receiving a liquid, and a planar mounting surface extending in an axial direction of the body. A diaphragm is attached to the body for transmitting an external medium pressure to the liquid in the cavity. A pressure detection chip is mounted on the mounting surface of the body for detecting a pressure of the liquid within the cavity, and a circuit board is mounted on the mounting surface of the body and is electrically connected to the pressure detection chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.Inventors: Yaxiang Zhang, Tinghui (Felix) Fu, Xu Liang
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Publication number: 20210302244Abstract: A load detector includes a housing having a height direction, and a load sensor provided within the housing. The load detector further includes a base platform, an elastic beam and an elastic member, the base being floatingly supported on the housing by the elastic beam, and the elastic member being provided on the base platform for receiving a load force. With the load force is applied to the elastic member, the elastic beam and the elastic member are simultaneously elastically deformed in the height direction, and the load force is transmitted to the load sensor via the base platform. The base platform is floatingly supported on the housing by the elastic beam, so that a high sensitivity of the load sensor may be enabled and the load sensor may be prevented from damage caused by excessive load.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicants: Measurement Specialties, Inc., Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.Inventors: Hai Mei, Xuetang Zhao, Qineng Hu, Guohua Wu
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Publication number: 20210255028Abstract: Weigh-in-motion sensors comprise a beam including a plate with a load-bearing surface, and a tube portion including a base wall and a cover and defining a cavity therebetween. A sensing package is disposed within the cavity and is under pre-load with the cover and the base wall. The sensing package comprises a piezoelectric element. The base wall includes an aperture extending from a mounting surface to the cavity. The aperture includes a fastener therein to secure the sensing package within the cavity. The fastener is sized having a cross-section dimension taken through a center axis of the fastener that is greater than that of a cross-section dimension of the piezoelectric element taken along the fastener center axis. In an example, the fastener has a cross-section dimension sized about 10 percent or greater in dimension than that of the respective cross-section dimension of the piezoelectric element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicants: Measurement Specialties, Inc., Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.Inventors: Michael Pedrick, Shenghua Liu, Benxiang Wang, Ling Qiu, Zhong Luo, Weixing Fu
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Patent number: 11070008Abstract: The present application provides a sensor, relates to sensing technology field, the sensor includes a sensor body, a main circuit module disposed in the sensor body and an sensing assembly electrically connect to the main circuit module, and further includes a circuit protection module disposed at outside of the sensor body and electrically connected to the main circuit module. In the present application, the main circuit module and the sensing assembly are used as the core components to achieve the functions of sensing and information conversion of the sensor; the circuit protection module is disposed outside the sensor body to realize the circuit protection function of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignees: Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Measurement Specialities, Inc.Inventors: Jun Li, Lin Zhang, Natasha V. Kachenko, Vincent Wong, Tuyen Nguyen
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Publication number: 20210131899Abstract: A digital pressure sensor includes a substrate, a pressure sensing structure configured for measuring a pressure of an object to be measured, a signal processing chip configured for receiving a sensing signal of the pressure sensing structure, and a rubber cover having an opening through which the pressure is sensed. The pressure sensing structure and the signal processing chip are mounted on the substrate. The signal processing chip has an analog-digital conversion module that converts the sensing signal output by the pressure sensing structure into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal. The signal processing chip is electrically connected to the substrate. The substrate and the rubber cover are connected to each other and form a mounting cavity for holding the pressure sensing structure and the signal processing chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicants: Measurement Specialties (China ) Ltd., Measurement Specialties, Inc.Inventors: Yang Zhai, Xu Liang, Jianjie Yuan, John Valentini, Bala Kashi
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Patent number: 10999961Abstract: A positioning device including a support tab, two pairs of sliding blocks slidably mounted in the support table, a positioning plate extending vertically from on a top of each sliding block, a base on which the support table is supported, a cylinder installed in a chamber of the base, a ball received in the cylinder, a piston rod slidably mounted in the cylinder that pushes the ball to move upward in a vertical direction, so that the ball drives the two pairs of sliding blocks to move away from each other in the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, respectively, until the positioning plates of the two pairs of sliding blocks abut against four inner walls of the opening of the circuit board, respectively, to allow the electronic device to be received in a positioning slot defined by the positioning plates, and a release mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Shenzhen AMI Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhiyong Dai, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Songping Chen, Xiangyou Hou, Qinglong Zeng, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu
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Patent number: 10996099Abstract: A load cell that includes a beam extending from a fixed section to a load section including a deflection section that moves under a load and a central beam section spaced from the deflection section. At least one strain gauge is coupled to the beam for detecting movement of the beam. A stop element including a bearing surface is also provided and coupled to the beam and configured such that the bearing surface does not engage the beam in a first position and engages the beam in a second position.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignees: MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES (CHINA) LTD., MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC.Inventors: Hai Mei, Qineng Hu
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Patent number: 10961066Abstract: A system for feeding a diaphragm comprises a diaphragm separating device adapted to separate a single diaphragm from a stack of diaphragms and a visual device adapted to identify the single diaphragm and a position of the single diaphragm separated from the stack.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Innogetic Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Ziqing Liao, Ke Ning, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Kok Wai Wong