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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Richard L. Knipe, McKinney, TX (US);
Robertus Petrus Van Kampen, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Anartz Unamuno, Roermond, NL;
Inventors:
Richard L. Knipe, McKinney, TX (US);
Robertus Petrus Van Kampen, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Anartz Unamuno, Roermond, NL;
Assignee:
Cavendish Kinetics Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 51/22 (2006.01); H01H 57/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to RF MEMS devices that are capable of hot switching. The RF MEMS devices, by utilizing one or more spring mechanisms, are capable of hot switching. In certain embodiments, two or more sets of springs may be used that become engaged at specific points in the displacement of the cantilever of the MEMS device. The springs allow for a significant increase in the release voltage for a given pull in landing voltage.