Patents by Inventor Thomas Charboneau

Thomas Charboneau 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: 4875135
    Abstract: A pressure sensor has a pressure responsive capacitor electrically connected to a signal conditioning circuit which is calibrated after mounting in a housing to provide an electrical signal corresponding to an applied pressure. The capacitor has thin metal capacitor plates on facing surfaces of a ceramic diaphragm and base and is adapted to receive an applied pressure on the diaphragm. Terminals from the capacitor are disposed on an opposite surface of the capacitor base; the circuit has a flexible substrate having a first end overlying the opposite base surface mounting circuit components electrically connected to the capacitor terminals and has an opposite end folded over the first end electrically connected to connector terminals on a connector body overlying the base; and the housing includes a metal sleeve fitted over the capacitor and body having a rim clamping the capacitor and connector body together to form the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert P. Bishop, Anthony J. Sabetti, Thomas Charboneau