US Patent Issued to Vitesco Technologies USA on Sept. 22 for "Pressure sensor device with a progressive stopper" (Illinois, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,695, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Vitesco Technologies USA LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Pressure sensor device with a progressive stopper" was invented by Jen-Huang Albert Chiou (Ponte Vedra, Fla.), Jeffrey Frye (Grayslake, Ill.) and Daniel J. Bratek (Arlington Heights, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A progressive stopper for a pressure sensing element is able to redistribute and reduce the stress of a diaphragm exposed to high pressure via multi-step contacts, such as at least dual contacts, where the diaphragm (designed for detecting pressure within a defined pressure range) is enabled to withstand much higher pressures...