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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
David Cecil Hays, Gainesville, FL (US);
Christopher Fred Keimel, Schenectady, NY (US);
Marco Francesco Aimi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
David Cecil Hays, Gainesville, FL (US);
Christopher Fred Keimel, Schenectady, NY (US);
Marco Francesco Aimi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Electrostatic devices, systems and methods are presented. One embodiment is an electrostatic device including a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a movable element having a second electrode and a control electrode. The control electrode is disposed in electrostatic communication with the movable element. The control electrode includes a protection layer having resistivity in a range of from about 1 ohm-cm to about 10 kohm-cm.