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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marvin Glenn Wong, Woodland Park, CO (US);
John Ralph Lindsey, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/900 ;
Abstract
A fluid-based switch and method for producing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the switch is produced by depositing switching fluid on a first substrate; depositing a reducing material so that the reducing material contacts at least a portion of the switching fluid, the reducing material to react with oxides on the switching fluid, and mating a first substrate to a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate defining therebetween a cavity holding the switching fluid, the cavity being sized to allow movement of the switching fluid between first and second states.