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(11) EP 2 950 070 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.03.2016 Bulletin 2016/11

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/49

(43) Date of publication:
02.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/49

(21) Application number: 14275131.2

(22) Date of filing: 29.05.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01L 9/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(71) Applicant: Sensata Technologies, Inc.
Attleboro, MA 02703 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • PATRARCA, Neil S.
    Warwick, RI 02886 (US)

(74) Representative: Legg, Cyrus James Grahame et al
Abel & Imray 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PQ
London WC1R 4PQ (GB)

   


(54) Strain gauge pressure sensor


(57) A pressure transducer assembly that includes a pressure-responsive diaphragm (34) to which a sensing element is mounted and an electronic package (36) that includes wire-bonding pads adapted be electrically connected to the sensing element by wire bonding equipment. The diaphragm and wire bonding pads are supported within the transducer so that they lie in proximity to each other and in non-intersecting planes.