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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel Lee Miller, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Stephen Matthew Barnes, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Murray Steven Rodgers, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
MEMX, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/608 ; H02N 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/608 ; H02N 1/00 ;
Abstract
A microelectromechanical system is disclosed that uses a stiff tether between an actuator assembly and a lever that is interconnected with an appropriate substrate such that a first end of the lever may move relative to the substrate, depending upon the direction of motion of the actuator assembly. Any appropriate load may be interconnected with the lever, including a mirror for any optical application.