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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Baruch Pletner, Newton, MA (US);
Grace R. Kessenich, Somerville, MA (US);
Wesley T. Horth, Dalton, MA (US);
Baruch Pletner, Newton, MA (US);
Grace R. Kessenich, Somerville, MA (US);
Wesley T. Horth, Dalton, MA (US);
IPTrade, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Abstract
A piezoelectric package comprises an upper and lower piezoelectric plates, each having opposing electrodes. The piezoelectric package further comprises an electrically insulative structure encapsulating the piezoelectric plates. The piezoelectric package further comprises first and second external connectors mounted to the insulative structure. The connectors respectively have connector terminals that are electrically coupled to the electrodes in different orders, and have geometric arrangements that are identical, such that a single interface device can be selectively mated to either of the connectors. The piezoelectric package may be incorporated into a system that comprises electronic circuitry configured for operating the piezoelectric package, and a single interface device electrically coupled between the electronic circuitry and either of the external connectors of the piezoelectric package to selectively configure the package between a unimorph and a bimorph.