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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
You Kondoh, Yamato, JP;
Tsutomu Takenaka, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/900 ;
Abstract
A micro-relay device is provided including a fluid non-conductor. A first substrate and a second substrate are bonded together. A channel is defined in at least one of the substrates, and has a liquid metal in the channel. Electrodes are spaced along the channel and selectively interconnectable by the liquid metal. An open via is defined in one of the substrates and contains the fluid non-conductor. A heater substrate includes a suspended heater element in fluid communication with the open via. The suspended heater element is operable to cause the fluid non-conductor to separate the liquid metal.