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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/24 (2006.01); H03H 9/46 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); B81B 7/00 (2006.01); H03H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 9/02393 (2013.01); B81B 3/007 (2013.01); B81B 3/0045 (2013.01); B81B 7/008 (2013.01); H03H 9/02244 (2013.01); H03H 2009/02165 (2013.01); H03H 2009/02299 (2013.01); H03H 2009/02322 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanical resonator includes a spring-mass system, wherein the spring-mass system comprises a phase-change material. The mechanical resonator typically comprises an electrical circuit portion, coupled to the phase-change material to alter a phase configuration within the phase-change material. Methods of operation are also disclosed.