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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas Wayne Ives, Boise, ID (US);
Donald J. Fasen, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Wayne Ives, Boise, ID (US);
Donald J. Fasen, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micro-electro-mechanical device includes a moveable mass supported within a frame. To support the mass within the frame, a first flexure extends between the mass and the frame. An angle softening element is positioned between a first end of the first flexure and the frame to allow angular movement of the first flexure.