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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Byung-jin Choi, Austn, TX (US);
Sidigata V. Sreenivasan, Austin, TX (US);
Byung-Jin Choi, Austn, TX (US);
Sidigata V. Sreenivasan, Austin, TX (US);
Molecular Imprints Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a compliant device comprising a support body, a floating body, and a plurality of flexure arms. Each of the plurality of flexure arms is connected between the support body and the floating body to transfer a load therebetween in parallel. To that end, the flexure arms have first and second sets of flexure joints. The first set of flexure joints facilitate rotational movement of said flexure arm about a first axis extending along a first direction. The second set of flexure joints are arranged to facilitate rotational movement of the flexure arm about a second axis, extending along a second direction that is transverse to the first direction. The flexure joints are resolute joints.