Patents by Inventor Esklid Westby

Esklid Westby 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).

  • Excitation in micromechanical devices
    Patent number: 7430908
    Abstract: A resonant structure for a micromechanical device includes a beam and at least one mass attached to the beam. The resonant structure is arranged to have a predominantly rotational excitation mode and an excitation plane in which motion of the excited resonant structure predominantly takes place, the at least one mass including a geometry such that none of the principal axes of the rotational inertia tensor of the resonant structure are normal to the excitation plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Sensonor AS
    Inventor: Esklid Westby