Patent 7536916 was granted and assigned to Denso on May, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The pressure sensor of the type having a pressure transmitting member transmitting a pressure received by a pressure-receiving diaphragm to a sensor chip is provided with a heat radiating member. This heat radiating member substantially suppresses the heat transferring from the pressure-receiving diaphragm to the sensor chip, to thereby preventing the pressure sensor from malfunction.