Patents by Inventor Dale Glen Smith

Dale Glen 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).

  • Patent number: 5723787
    Abstract: In order to secure a cylindrically shaped inertial instrument transducer such as an accelerometer within a cylindrically shaped housing so as to minimize thermal and mechanical stresses on the transducer, a disk of thermally conductive, compliant adhesive film is used to bond one end of the transducer to the bottom of the housing. The disk can also be composed of a ceramic layer of alumina interposed between two layers of the adhesive film. To provide additional strength, a series of micro dots of epoxy resin located around the periphery of the upper surface of the transducer can be used to bond the transducer to the inner sidewall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: AlliedSignal, Inc.
    Inventors: Damon Rance Stoddard, Dale Glen Smith