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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Clean Energy Labs, Llc, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joseph F Pinkerton, Austin, TX (US);
David A Badger, Austin, TX (US);
William Neil Everett, Cedar Park, TX (US);
William Martin Lackowski, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Clean Energy Labs, LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 22/00 (2006.01); H02N 1/08 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2006.01); H01G 5/16 (2006.01); H01H 59/00 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 1/08 (2013.01); B81B 3/00 (2013.01); G02B 7/1821 (2013.01); H01G 5/16 (2013.01); H01H 59/00 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0127 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); Y10S 977/774 (2013.01);
Abstract
Nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS) devices that utilize thin electrically conductive membranes, which can be, for example, graphene membranes. The membrane-based NEMS devices can be used as sensors, electrical relays, adjustable angle mirror devices, variable impedance devices, and devices performing other functions.