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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Applicant:
David Viglione, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventor:
David Viglione, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
VA, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shutter includes at least one shutter blade, a magnet moveably connected to the at least one shutter blade, and a solenoid defining a gap between a first pole and a second pole. The solenoid is configured to controllably draw the magnet into the gap in a first state and to controllably repel the magnet from the gap in a second state.