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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Serge Valette, Grenoble, FR;
Yves Fouillet, Voreppe, FR;
Olivier Raccurt, Lyons, FR;
Jean Berthier, Meylan, FR;
Inventors:
Serge Valette, Grenoble, FR;
Yves Fouillet, Voreppe, FR;
Olivier Raccurt, Lyons, FR;
Jean Berthier, Meylan, FR;
Assignee:
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuation device with several positions includes a support, at least one flexible membrane attached to the support forming at least one closed containment with the support with volume filled with at least one first liquid in the form of one or several drops, and at least a second liquid, the first liquid and the second liquid being immiscible, and an electrical device to modulate the profile of the membrane by controlling the shape of at least one of the drops.