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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
David K. Fork, Los Altos, CA (US);
Thomas Hantschel, Wevelgem, BE;
Koenraad F. Van Schuylenbergh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeng Ping LU, San Jose, CA (US);
David K. Fork, Los Altos, CA (US);
Thomas Hantschel, Wevelgem, BE;
Koenraad F. Van Schuylenbergh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeng Ping Lu, San Jose, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an electromechanical switching device is illustrated. The electromechanical switching device includes a relay with at least one first conductive portion, at least one second conductive portion, and at least one actuation component that moves the at least one first conductive portion and the at least one second conductive portion into and out of conductive contact. The at least one first conductive portion includes a conductive stationary end coupled to a substrate and a conductive free-floating end. The at least one actuation component includes an actuation stationary end coupled to the substrate and an actuation free-floating end. The actuation free floating end, when the at least one actuation component is not energized, curls, which curls the conductive free floating end into or out of conductive contact with the at least one second conductive portion.