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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Darryl Cotton, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Adam Robinson, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); H01H 29/04 (2006.01); H02M 5/293 (2006.01); H01H 29/00 (2006.01); H01H 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); H01H 1/0036 (2013.01); H01H 29/04 (2013.01); H01H 2029/008 (2013.01); H02M 2005/2932 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method, the apparatus including a channel; at least one pair of electrodes provided within sides of the channel; a conductor configured to move through the channel such that when the conductor is positioned between the at least one pair of electrodes a current path is provided through the at least one pair of electrodes and the conductor; and wherein the at least one pair of electrodes are configured such that the position of the conductor within the channel controls the length of the current path and enables a time varying voltage to be provided.