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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Kristine A. German, Webster, NY (US);
Peter M. Gulvin, Webster, NY (US);
Joel A. Kubby, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kristine A. German, Webster, NY (US);
Peter M. Gulvin, Webster, NY (US);
Joel A. Kubby, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H01L 29/82 (2006.01); H01H 37/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A substantially straight beam in an unbuckled state is compressed to cause the beam to buckle using an adjustable compressor. The adjustable compressor applies force to one or both ends of the beam and limits compression on the beam to allow the beam to move between a first buckled state and a second buckled state. The first buckled state and the second buckled state comprise substantially equal magnitude and opposite direction buckling movements from the unbuckled state.