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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:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard L Knipe, McKinney, TX (US);
Frank J Poradish, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359291 ; 359846 ;
Abstract
An improved hinge (12) for a micro-mechanical device (10). The hinge is fabricated from alternating layers (12a, 12b) of different materials. A first material is selected on the basis of its amenability to fabrication processes and a second material is chosen for its strength, or some other desired characteristic, relative to the first material.