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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2022
Applicant:

Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US);

Inventors:

Peter Hahn, Bangkok, TH;

Kuen Chee Ee, Chino, CA (US);

Long Zhang, Winchester, CA (US);

Assignee:

Magnecomp Corporation, Murrieta, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/596 (2006.01); H10N 30/045 (2023.01); H10N 30/063 (2023.01); H10N 30/067 (2023.01); H10N 30/072 (2023.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4873 (2013.01); G11B 5/4806 (2013.01); G11B 5/483 (2015.09); G11B 5/596 (2013.01); H10N 30/045 (2023.02); H10N 30/063 (2023.02); H10N 30/067 (2023.02); H10N 30/072 (2023.02); G11B 5/5552 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric microactuator assembly can include forming a top electrode layer onto a top face of a PZT element and placing a mask at different locations on the top electrode layer. A conductive epoxy can be added in the space between the at least two portions of the mask, and a constraint layer can be applied to the conductive epoxy smaller than the top electrode layer formed on the PZT element. The mask ca be removed, leaving the constraint layer on the conductive epoxy, creating an exposed shelf of the top electrode uncovered by the constraint layer. A bottom electrode layer can be formed onto a bottom face of the PZT element opposite the top electrode layer and the PZT element can be polarized to form an active piezoelectric layer.


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