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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2000
Edward G. Amatucci, Mount Airy, MD (US);
Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Potomac, MD (US);
Jason Marcinkoski, College Park, MD (US);
Frederic E. Scire, Frederick, MD (US);
John A. Kramar, Germantown, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
A positioning device and method for positioning objects is provided. The device includes a movable stage and a pair of levers. The pair of levers is symmetric about a first axis of the movable stage. Additionally, the pair of levers is parallel to a second axis of the movable stage. This second axis is perpendicular to the first axis. Each of the pair of levers applies a force to the movable stage. Each of the pair of levers moves in an arc. The two levers move in opposite directions along their respective arc. The two arcs are symmetrical about an axis of the movable stage.