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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2006
Timothy J. Smith, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tzu-yu Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Adam Z. Eskridge, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Timothy J. Smith, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tzu-Yu Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Adam Z. Eskridge, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to electrostatically actuated device components and methods of making the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of making an electrostatically actuated device component including providing a multilayered structure comprising a first layer comprising a first polymer, a second layer comprising a conductive material, the second layer disposed over the first layer, a third layer comprising a dielectric material, the third layer disposed over the second layer, positioning the multilayered structure within an injection mold, and injecting a second polymer into the mold and bonding the first layer to the second polymer to produce an electrostatically actuated device component. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of injection molding a stator component for an electrostatically actuated valve.