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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2006
Charles Wheeler, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Jun Shen, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Meichun Ruan, Tempe, AZ (US);
Charles Wheeler, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Jun Shen, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Meichun Ruan, Tempe, AZ (US);
Schneider Electric Industries SAS, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus includes an electrical device and a latching micromagnetic switch that controls energy flow through the electrical device. The latching micromagnetic switch includes a cantilever, a permanent magnet, and a coil configured to latch the latching micromagnetic switch in one of two positions each time energy passes through the coil. The electrical device and the latching micromagnetic switch can be integrated on a same substrate. Otherwise, the electrical device and the latching micromagnetic switch can be located on separate substrates and coupled together. The electrical device can be a circuit, a filter, an antenna, a transceiver, or the like.