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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
May. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Adolfo O. Gutierrez, Troy, NY (US);
Steven C. Aceto, Wynantskill, NY (US);
James T. Woo, North Greenbush, NY (US);
Christopher Cormeau, Moorpark, CA (US);
Assignee:
InterScience, Inc., Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/900 ;
Abstract
A microelectromechanical power relay uses mercury, or a similar liquid metal with high surface tension, as a flexible non-degrading contact mechanism. The basic systematic requirements for the micro-relay include large current carrying capacity, high speed, use of control voltages readily available in the given application, and an acceptable hold-off voltage. The preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the novel configuration of a liquid metal current carrying switching device.