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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2008
Joseph F. Pinkerton, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph F. Pinkerton, Austin, TX (US);
CJP IP Holdings, Ltd., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Nanoelectromechanical systems are disclosed that utilize vertically grown or placed nanometer-scale beams. The beams may be configured and arranged for use in a variety of applications, such as batteries, generators, transistors, switching assemblies, and sensors. In some generator applications, nanometer-scale beams may be fixed to a base and grown to a desired height. The beams may produce an electric potential as the beams vibrate, and may provide the electric potential to an electrical contact located at a suitable height above the base. In other embodiments, vertical beams may be grown or placed on side-by-side traces, and an electrical connection may be formed between the side-by-side traces when beams on separate traces vibrate and contact one another.