Patents by Inventor Paul Skulstad

Paul Skulstad 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: 6705167
    Abstract: An accelerometer comprises a housing including a mass-supporting frame and a mass supported on the frame by a pair of outer spring member aligned along a first axis. The mass may comprise an outer mass connected to the pair of outer spring members and an inner mass connected to the outer mass by a number of inner spring members, the inner spring members aligned along one or more axes, which form a plane which the axis of the outer spring members also may be aligned. Also provided is means for detecting rotation of the mass and translation of the inner mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: SensoNor asa
    Inventors: Terje Kvisteroey, Asgeir Nord, Ralph Berstein, Sigurd Moe, Paul Skulstad, Kai Viggo Munch, Norman Goalby
  • Publication number: 20020002864
    Abstract: An accelerometer comprises a housing including a mass-supporting frame and a mass supported on the frame by a pair of outer spring member aligned along a first axis. The mass may comprise an outer mass connected to the pair of outer spring members and an inner mass connected to the outer mass by a number of inner spring members, the inner spring members aligned along one or more axes, which form a plane which the axis of the outer spring members also may be aligned. Also provided is means for detecting rotation of the mass and translation of the inner mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Terje Kvisteroey, Asgeir Nord, Ralph Berstein, Sigurd Moe, Paul Skulstad, Kai Viggo Munch, Norman Goalby