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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

David L. Trumper, Plaistow, NH (US);

Ian MacKenzie, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 41/00 (2006.01); G01Q 30/00 (2010.01); G01Q 10/04 (2010.01); B82Y 35/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 35/00 (2013.01); G01Q 10/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system contains a first actuator half containing a first pair of actuator coils and a second pair of actuator coils located above the first pair of actuator coils, wherein the first pair of actuator coils is connected to a first metallic backing. A second actuator half is also providing within the system, which contains a first pair of actuator coils and a second pair of actuator coils located above the first pair of actuator coils, wherein the first pair of actuator coils is connected to a second metallic backing. The system also contains a mechanical flexure suspension having at least one flexure supporting a permanent magnet that is capable of moving, wherein the mechanical flexure suspension is located between the first actuator half and the second actuator half.


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