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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2002
John H. Jerman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John D. Grade, Mountain View, CA (US);
John H. Jerman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John D. Grade, Mountain View, CA (US);
IOLON, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A miniature device comprising a substrate, a movable member overlying the substrate and first and second spaced-apart suspension members. Each of the first and second suspension members has a first bendable end portion coupled to the substrate and a second bendable end portion coupled to the movable member and a substantially rigid central portion. The first and second end portions of each suspension member have respective first and second lengths and the suspension member has an overall length. The sum of the first and second lengths of each suspension member ranges from 5% to 40% of the overall length of the suspension member.