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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2007
Applicants:

Xuefeng Wang, Schenectady, NY (US);

Kanakasabapathi Subramanian, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Christopher Fred Keimel, Schenectady, NY (US);

Marco Francesco Aimi, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Kuna Venkat Satya Rama Kishore, Bangalore, IN;

Glenn Scott Claydon, Wynantskill, NY (US);

Oliver Charles Boomhower, Waterford, NY (US);

Parag Thakre, Bangalore, IN;

Inventors:

Xuefeng Wang, Schenectady, NY (US);

Kanakasabapathi Subramanian, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Christopher Fred Keimel, Schenectady, NY (US);

Marco Francesco Aimi, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Kuna Venkat Satya Rama Kishore, Bangalore, IN;

Glenn Scott Claydon, Wynantskill, NY (US);

Oliver Charles Boomhower, Waterford, NY (US);

Parag Thakre, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 51/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A MEMS switch includes a substrate, a movable actuator coupled to the substrate, a substrate contact, a substrate electrode, and a conductive stopper electrically coupled to the movable actuator and structured to prevent the movable actuator from contacting the substrate electrode while allowing the movable actuator to make contact with the substrate contact.


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