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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
New Scale Technologies, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
David A. Henderson, Farmington, NY (US);
Qin Xu, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Daniele Piazza, Pittsford, NY (US);
New Scale Technologies, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Abstract
A stick-slip stage device includes a carriage assembly configured to support a payload, the carriage assembly comprising at least three piezoelectric stick-slip actuators each having one or more contact points. At least two rails are positioned on opposing sides of the carriage assembly and configured to interact with one or more of the contact points to form a guideway for movement of the carriage assembly. A fixed structure connects the at least two rails and is configured to generate a friction force between the at least two rails and one or more of the contact points of the at least three piezoelectric stick-slip actuators. A method of making a stick-slip stage device is also disclosed.