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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:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J. Little, Oak Park, CA (US);
William P. Eaton, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Thomas S. Tyrie, Oak Park, CA (US);
Harry Melkonian, Ventura, CA (US);
Ping Li, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Assignee:
NP Photonics, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/600 ; G02B 2/608 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/600 ; G02B 2/608 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides method of making mechanisms in which the relative locations of elements are maintained during manufacturing. The methods according to the present invention can be used to make a variety of devices, including tunable optical devices. The methods include displaceably attaching an island (support) to a frame with a non-rigid material.