Patents by Inventor Daniel Roy Empen

Daniel Roy Empen 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).

  • Stress-isolated absolute pressure sensor
    Patent number: 10060820
    Abstract: Suspending a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensing element inside a cavity using spring-like corrugations or serpentine crenellations, reduces thermally-mismatched mechanical stress on the sensing element. Overlaying the spring-like structures and the sensing element with a gel further reduces thermally-mismatched stress and vibrational dynamic stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Shiuh-Hui Steven Chen, Jen-Huang Albert Chiou, Robert C. Kosberg, Daniel Roy Empen
  • STRESS-ISOLATED ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20170176278
    Abstract: Suspending a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensing element inside a cavity using spring-like corrugations or serpentine crenellations, reduces thermally-mismatched mechanical stress on the sensing element. Overlaying the spring-like structures and the sensing element with a gel further reduces thermally-mismatched stress and vibrational dynamic stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Shiuh-Hui Steven Chen, Jen-Huang Albert Chiou, Robert C. Kosberg, Daniel Roy Empen