Patents by Inventor Steven Westbury

Steven Westbury 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).

  • Variable capacitance accelerometer with meandering flexures
    Patent number: 9476907
    Abstract: An accelerometer comprises a support (12), a proof mass (14) supported for movement relative to the support (12) by a plurality of mounting legs (16), a plurality of fixed capacitor fingers associated with the support (12) and a plurality of movable capacitor fingers associated with the proof mass (14), the fixed capacitor fingers being interdigitated with the movable capacitor fingers, the mounting legs (16) being of serpentine shape, each mounting leg (16) comprising at least a first generally straight section (16a), a second generally straight section (16a), and an end section (16b) of generally U-shaped form interconnecting the first and second generally straight sections (16a), wherein the thickness Te of the end section (16b) is greater than the thickness Tc of a central part (16c) of both of the first and second generally straight sections (16a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited
    Inventors: Alan Malvern, Louise Snell, Steven Westbury
  • VARIABLE CAPACITANCE ACCELEROMETER WITH MEANDERING FLEXURES
    Publication number: 20140305211
    Abstract: An accelerometer comprises a support (12), a proof mass (14) supported for movement relative to the support (12) by a plurality of mounting legs (16), a plurality of fixed capacitor fingers associated with the support (12) and a plurality of movable capacitor fingers associated with the proof mass (14), the fixed capacitor fingers being interdigitated with the movable capacitor fingers, the mounting legs (16) being of serpentine shape, each mounting leg (16) comprising at least a first generally straight section (16a), a second generally straight section (16a), and an end section (16b) of generally U-shaped form interconnecting the first and second generally straight sections (16a), wherein the thickness Te of the end section (16b) is greater than the thickness Tc of a central part (16c) of both of the first and second generally straight sections (16a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Atlantic Intertial Systems Limited
    Inventors: Alan Malvern, Louise Snell, Steven Westbury
  • Flexi-rigid printed circuit board with integral flexible heat sink area
    Publication number: 20050276024
    Abstract: A flexi-rigid printed circuit board has a rigid area made up of inner layers of flexible copper and outer layers of rigid insulating material. The board includes an integral flexible heat sink area having springy edge regions of exposed flexible copper layers without outer layers of rigid insulating material, and a metal heat conducting body which is springily engaged for the rigid areas of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventor: Steven Westbury