Patent ID: 8820170
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
1. A pressure sensor device for measuring pressure of a fluid, the pressure sensor device comprising: a mounting frame attachable to a pressure port of a fluid-containing enclosure, the mounting frame having an interior side for facing the fluid-containing enclosure, the mounting frame having an exterior side for facing away from the fluid-containing enclosure, the mounting frame defining an opening that extends from the interior side to the exterior side; a pedestal member positioned at the opening and being in contact with a portion of interior side of the mounting frame such that the mounting frame prevents the pedestal member from completely passing through the opening when pressure is exerted on the pedestal member originating from the interior side and pressing the pedestal member towards the exterior side, the pedestal member defining a fluid conduit extending through the pedestal member, the pedestal member positioned such that the fluid conduit and a surface area of the pedestal member, through which the fluid conduit exits, are accessible from the exterior side of the mounting frame; and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) die attached to the pedestal member at the surface area of the pedestal member such that when the fluid conduit is filled with fluid from the fluid-containing enclosure, the fluid presses against the MEMS die.