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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2007
Applicant:
Andrew Steven Dewa, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Steven Dewa, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for increasing the resonant frequency of a torsional hinged device having a reduced attaching area between the torsional hinges and the supporting anchors. The resonant frequency is increased by adding a material over the reduced area to stiffen the connection between the torsional hinges and the support anchors.