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Micromechanical device with damped microactuator

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AU2001275514A1
AU2001275514A1 AU2001275514A AU7551401A AU2001275514A1 AU 2001275514 A1 AU2001275514 A1 AU 2001275514A1 AU 2001275514 A AU2001275514 A AU 2001275514A AU 7551401 A AU7551401 A AU 7551401A AU 2001275514 A1 AU2001275514 A1 AU 2001275514A1
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Prior art keywords
microactuator
damped
micromechanical device
micromechanical
damped microactuator
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Abandoned
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AU2001275514A
Inventor
Joseph D. Drake
John D. Grade
John H Jerman
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Iolon Inc
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Iolon Inc
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02NELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H02N1/00Electrostatic generators or motors using a solid moving electrostatic charge carrier
    • H02N1/002Electrostatic motors
    • H02N1/006Electrostatic motors of the gap-closing type
    • H02N1/008Laterally driven motors, e.g. of the comb-drive type
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81BMICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B3/00Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes
    • B81B3/0035Constitution or structural means for controlling the movement of the flexible or deformable elements
    • B81B3/0051For defining the movement, i.e. structures that guide or limit the movement of an element
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81BMICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B2203/00Basic microelectromechanical structures
    • B81B2203/01Suspended structures, i.e. structures allowing a movement
    • B81B2203/0136Comb structures

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
AU2001275514A 2000-06-06 2001-06-06 Micromechanical device with damped microactuator Abandoned AU2001275514A1 (en)

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US20955800P 2000-06-06 2000-06-06
US60209558 2000-06-06
PCT/US2001/040861 WO2001095468A1 (en) 2000-06-06 2001-06-06 Micromechanical device with damped microactuator

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AU (2) AU2001265426A1 (en)
WO (2) WO2001095468A1 (en)

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WO2001095006A1 (en) 2001-12-13

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