Omnidirectional tilt and vibration sensor
AssigneeSignalQuest, Inc.
InventorsWhitmore B. Kelley, Jr., Brian Blades
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Abstract
A sensor contains a first electrically conductive element, a second electrically conductive element, and an electrically insulative element connected to the first electrically conductive element and the second electrically conductive element. The sensor also contains a plurality of electrically conductive weights located within a cavity of the sensor, wherein the cavity is defined by at least one surface of the first electrically conductive element, at least one surface of the electrically insulative element, and at least one surface of the second electrically conductive element.
Claims19
A sensor, comprising:
- a first electrically conductive element;
- a second electrically conductive element;
- an electrically insulative element connected to the first electrically conductive element and the second electrically conductive element;
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- a plurality of electrically conductive weights located within a cavity of the sensor, wherein the cavity is defined by at least one surface of the first electrically conductive element, at least one surface of the electrically insulative element, and at least one surface of the second electrically conductive element.
A method of constructing a sensor having a first electrically conductive element, a second electrically conductive element, an electrically insulative element, and a plurality of electrically conductive weights, the method comprising the steps of:
- fitting at least a distal portion of the first electrically conductive element within a hollow center of the electrically insulative member;
- positioning the plurality of electrically conductive weights within the hollow center of the electrically insulative member;
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- fitting at least a distal portion of the second electrically conductive element within the hollow center of the electrically insulative member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.