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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2009
Applicant:
Paul J. Rubel, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Paul J. Rubel, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Innovative Micro Technology, Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 3/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A MEMS hysteretic thermal device may be formed having two passive beam segments driven by a current-carrying loop coupled to the surface of a substrate. The first beam segment is configured to move in a direction having a component perpendicular to the substrate surface, whereas the second beam segment is configured to move in a direction having a component parallel to the substrate surface. By providing this two-dimensional motion, a single MEMS hysteretic thermal device may by used to close a switch having at least one stationary contact affixed to the substrate surface.