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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Sergiy Pryadkin, Troy, MI (US);
Dmitri Simonian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sergiy Pryadkin, Troy, MI (US);
Dmitri Simonian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01); G21K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
We disclose a precision positioner based on an inertial actuator, an optical instrument for accurate positional readout and control, and an electrostatically clamped assembly for holding any instrument or device. All aspects of the present invention present a significant improvement over the prior art: a positioner is robust and compact; an optical instrument for positional control is a profoundly simple and compact module; a clamping assembly is self-aligning and suitable for robotic hot-swapping of objects being positioned.