Patents by Inventor Daniel Nicolos Koury, Jr.

Daniel Nicolos Koury, Jr. 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).

  • Sensing structure comprising a movable mass and a self-test structure
    Patent number: 6070464
    Abstract: A sensing structure (10) formed overlying a substrate (50), for example a semiconductor substrate, has a movable mass (12) substantially split into two halves with a self-test structure disposed between the two halves. The self-test structure has a plurality of single-capacitor actuators for displacing the movable mass. Each actuator is formed by a movable finger (18) connected to the movable mass and a fixed finger (44) mounted by an anchor to the substrate. Each actuator is shielded by a fixed shield finger (42) so that all actuators force the movable mass in a common direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Nicolos Koury, Jr., Ronald James Gutteridge