The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2006
Ali Said, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Philippe Bado, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Allen Dugan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yves Bellouard, Waalre, NL;
Ali Said, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Philippe Bado, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark Allen Dugan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yves Bellouard, Waalre, NL;
Translume, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A monolithic device for determining a translation, the monolithic device being fabricated from a single continuous piece of a glass substrate. The monolithic device comprises at least one frame, a moving platform linked to the at least one frame and an optical transducer. The at least one frame is fabricated from the glass substrate. The moving platform is fabricated from the glass substrate, wherein the moving platform is linked to the at least one frame via at least one elastic hinge. The at least one elastic hinge is also fabricated from the glass substrate. The optical transducer is imbedded into the moving platform and the at least one frame.