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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Flavio Pardo, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Todd Salamon, New Providence, NJ (US);
Corey Pollock, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 3/0081 (2013.01); G02B 26/0866 (2013.01); G02B 26/101 (2013.01); B81B 2201/032 (2013.01); B81B 2201/042 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0118 (2013.01); B81B 2203/019 (2013.01); B81B 2203/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising: a thermally-actuated microactuator configured to deflect a component in dependence on an applied stimulus; and an extender having a length configured to increase deflection of the component by the microactuator, wherein the extender comprises one or more voids.