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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Shahyaan Desai, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Michael O. Thompson, Ithaca, NY (US);
Anil N. Netrvali, Ithaca, NY (US);
S. Leigh Phoenix, Ithaca, NY (US);
Shahyaan Desai, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Michael O. Thompson, Ithaca, NY (US);
Anil N. Netrvali, Ithaca, NY (US);
S. Leigh Phoenix, Ithaca, NY (US);
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
Fibrous micro-composite materials are formed from micro fibers. The fibrous micro-composite materials are utilized as the basis for a new class of MEMS. In addition to simple fiber composites and microlaminates, fibrous hollow and/or solid braids, can be used in structures where motion and restoring forces result from deflections involving torsion, plate bending and tensioned string or membrane motion. In one embodiment, fibrous elements are formed using high strength, micron and smaller scale fibers, such as carbon/graphite fibers, carbon nanotubes, fibrous single or multi-ply graphene sheets, or other materials having similar structural configurations. Cantilever beams and torsional elements are formed from the micro-composite materials in some embodiments.