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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter J. Maimone, Irvine, CA (US);
Kurt P. Wachtler, Richardson, TX (US);
Tsen-Hwang Lin, Dallas, TX (US);
Mark W. Heaton, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/56 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/56 ;
Abstract
A microactuator includes a base, first microactuator elements carried by the base, a platform attached to the base, second microactuator elements carried by the platform, and the first microactuator elements being located substantially symmetrically on either side of a plane along a centerline of the base