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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Shorya Awtar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Siddharth Sood, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Mohammad Olfatnia, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shorya Awtar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Siddharth Sood, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Mohammad Olfatnia, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/00 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/00 (2013.01); B81B 3/0051 (2013.01); B81B 2201/033 (2013.01);
Abstract
Flexure bearing systems and configurations guide translational motion along a single-axis in micro and macro applications such as micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) devices including sensors and actuators like electrostatic comb-drive actuators. The flexure bearing systems and configurations described herein provide an improved constraint against movement (i.e., stiffness) of the primary mover in non-motion axes such as a bearing axis.