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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Lars-erik Swartz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David G. Duff, Woodside, CA (US);
Mark H. Yim, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David K. Biegelsen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Lars-Erik Swartz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David G. Duff, Woodside, CA (US);
Mark H. Yim, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A flexible media transport system includes a director element having articulating tips that provide access to selected media paths. The director element(s) can be incorporated into a director module. Multiple director modules can then be combined into a highly flexible and reconfigurable media transport system. By implementing the joints between the articulating tips and the body of the director element such that a continuous surface is provided in the path of the flexible media, stubbing of the moving media can be avoided. The continuous-surface joint interface can be provided via flexible skins, monolithic articulating tip-director element structures, and preconfigured resilient plate structures, among others.