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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2005
Joseph F. Pinkerton, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey D. Mullen, New York, NY (US);
Joseph F. Pinkerton, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey D. Mullen, New York, NY (US);
CJP IP Holdings Ltd., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide NEMS that utilize electrostatic and electromagnetic forces to operate. In one nanoelectrostatic embodiment, a nanometer-scale beam is suspended in an electric field. Electrically charged rails are placed around the beam. When a beam contacts a rail, the beam is forced to move through the electric field in a particular direction. In one nanoelectromagnetic embodiment, a nanometer-scale beam is suspended in a magnetic field. A rail is located in the vicinity of the beam and opposite charges are applied to the rail and beam. In this manner, a current may flow between the beam and rail when the beam and rail contact each other. This current may interact with the magnetic field to move the beam in a particular direction.