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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:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Analog Devices International Unlimited Company, Limerick, IE;
Inventors:
Padraig Fitzgerald, Mallow, IE;
Michael James Twohig, Cork, IE;
James Lee Lampen, Douglas, MA (US);
Philip James Brennan, Bandon, IE;
Assignee:
Analog Devices International Unlimited Company, Limerick, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/0003 (2013.01); B81B 2201/018 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0307 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches are disclosed. The MEMS switch may have an actuation voltage greater than the expected voltage of a signal being passed by the MEMS switch in normal operation. The MEMS switches may include a distributed hinge structure in some embodiments. Radial contact pads are included in some embodiments, with or separate from the distributed hinge.