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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeff Moler, Sarasota, FL (US);
Mark Oudshoorn, Bradenton, FL (US);
R. Glenn Akhavein, Bradenton, FL (US);
Mark Woozley, Valrico, FL (US);
Michael Alexy, Snead Island, FL (US);
Assignee:
Viking Technologies, L.C., Sarasota, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 4/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 4/108 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for use in an application including at least one of clamping and valving. The apparatus includes a support structure and actuator means for operating the support structure between a rest position and an actuated position. In one embodiment, the actuator means is a piezoelectric device and the support structure is a single piece which is a mechanically active element of the apparatus.