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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Applicant:
Michael Yoshiya Nishimoto, Painted Post, NY (US);
Inventor:
Michael Yoshiya Nishimoto, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for stabilizing a sheet material by near-field levitation comprises a heater plate including a heating element and a radiation surface which vibrates when the heater plate receives an acoustic wave. The apparatus further comprises at least one vibration source coupled to the heater plate and operable to transmit the acoustic wave to the heater plate.