Patents by Inventor Gary Ballas

Gary Ballas 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).

  • Mounting system for torsional suspension of a MEMS device
    Patent number: 8499629
    Abstract: A mounting system for a MEMS device includes a proof mass selectively coupled to a substrate using a centrally located, single anchor mount that minimizes sensitivity to strain variations experienced by the MEMS device. The mounting system may include isolation cuts arranged in the proof mass to advantageously achieve a desired amount of strain isolation and to produce hinges that extend in opposite directions from the anchor mount. The single anchor mount is arranged to reduce a separation distance from a mid-point or centroid of the anchor mount to its perimeter as compared to conventional mounting schemes that have multiple anchor mounts positioned distally from a common mid-point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Ballas, Galen Magendanz
  • MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR TORSIONAL SUSPENSION OF A MEMS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100089154
    Abstract: A mounting system for a MEMS device includes a proof mass selectively coupled to a substrate using a centrally located, single anchor mount that minimizes sensitivity to strain variations experienced by the MEMS device. The mounting system may include isolation cuts arranged in the proof mass to advantageously achieve a desired amount of strain isolation and to produce hinges that extend in opposite directions from the anchor mount. The single anchor mount is arranged to reduce a separation distance from a mid-point or centroid of the anchor mount to its perimeter as compared to conventional mounting schemes that have multiple anchor mounts positioned distally from a common mid-point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Ballas, Galen Magendanz