Patents
Patents for B81B 3 - Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes (12,727)
10/2001
10/11/2001US20010028756 Optical switch array using rolling shutter optical switch elements
10/11/2001US20010028377 Ink jet printhead incorporating a backflow prevention mechanism
10/11/2001DE10017422A1 Mikromechanisches Bauelement und entsprechendes Herstellungverfahren Micro-mechanical device and manufacturing method thereof
10/10/2001EP1141554A1 Electrostatic/pneumatic actuators for active surfaces
10/10/2001EP1141546A1 Piezoelectric micropump
10/10/2001CN1317083A Method for measuring tunnelling current between elongate conductors
10/09/2001US6300665 Structure for an optical switch on a silicon on insulator substrate
10/09/2001US6300619 Micro-electro-mechanical optical device
10/09/2001US6300378 Tropodegradable bromine-containing halocarbon additives to decrease flammability of refrigerants foam blowing agents solvents aerosol propellants and sterilants
10/09/2001US6299462 Self positioning, passive MEMS mirror structures
10/04/2001WO2001073934A2 Multi-layer, self-aligned vertical comb-drive electrostatic actuators and fabrication methods
10/04/2001WO2001073805A1 Microactuator arrangement
10/04/2001WO2001072631A1 Fabrication and controlled release of structures using etch-stop trenches
10/04/2001US20010026302 Actuating mechanism which includes a thermal bend actuator
10/04/2001US20010025530 Semiconductor physical quantity sensor
10/04/2001EP1139141A2 Microelectromechanical devices having brake assemblies therein to control movement of optical shutters and other movable elements
10/04/2001EP1138942A2 Microelectromechanical systems including thermally actuated beams on heaters that move with the thermally actuated beams
10/04/2001DE10029501C1 Vertical field effect transistor made from a semiconductor wafer comprises a residual transistor consisting of a source region, a channel region, a drain region, and a moving gate structure made from the semiconductor material
10/04/2001DE10013261A1 Micromechanically manufacturable optical beam splitter has reflective aluminum coated silicon nitride membrane with dot pattern of openings
09/2001
09/28/2001CA2334794A1 Microelectromechanical systems including thermally actuated beams on heaters that move with the thermally actuated beams
09/27/2001WO2001071409A2 Apparatus and method for two-dimensional steered-beam nxm optical switch using single-axis mirror arrays and relay optics
09/27/2001WO2001071226A2 Thermally actuated microvalve assembly
09/27/2001WO2001070625A2 Micromechanical component and balancing method
09/27/2001WO2001036319A8 Method for reducing variations in arrays of micro-machined cantilever structures using ion implantation
09/27/2001US20010024865 Method for manufacturing a thin-layer component, in particular a thin-layer high-pressure sensor
09/27/2001US20010024711 Micromechanical component with sealed membrane openings and method of fabricating a micromechanical component
09/27/2001DE10013904A1 Micromechanical pressure sensor has compensation resistors connected to measurement resistor for hysteresis compensation
09/27/2001CA2332219A1 Microelectromechanical devices having brake assemblies therein to control movement of optical shutters and other movable elements
09/26/2001EP1136790A2 Angular velocity sensor
09/26/2001EP1136440A1 Method of improving mechanical strenghtin micro electro mechanical systems and devices produced thereof
09/26/2001EP1135665A1 Measurements using tunnelling current between elongate conductors
09/25/2001US6295130 Structure and method for a microelectromechanically tunable fabry-perot cavity spectrophotometer
09/25/2001US6294909 Electro-magnetic lithographic alignment method
09/20/2001WO2001069267A1 Micromechanical component
09/20/2001WO2001068512A1 Micro-actuator and method of manufacturing the actuator
09/20/2001US20010022541 Micro-machine switch
09/20/2001DE10111212A1 Semiconductor sensor for physical quantity e.g. acceleration, has projections which prevent movable electrodes adhering to fixed electrodes
09/20/2001DE10012960A1 Micromechanical component for acceleration sensor, e.g. for motor vehicle, has adjustable sensitivity since spring constant can be adjusted in steps
09/19/2001EP1133684A1 Micromachined structure with deformable membrane and method for making same
09/19/2001CN1313641A Multi-layer piezoelectric device and manufacture thereof
09/18/2001US6292600 Angular-precision enhancement in free-space micromachined optical switches
09/18/2001US6291875 Microfabricated structures with electrical isolation and interconnections
09/18/2001US6291345 Controlled-stress stable metallization for electronic and electromechanical devices
09/18/2001US6290859 Tungsten coating for improved wear resistance and reliability of microelectromechanical devices
09/18/2001US6290858 Manufacturing method for a micromechanical device
09/18/2001US6290510 Spring structure with self-aligned release material
09/18/2001US6289717 Micromechanical antibody sensor
09/13/2001WO2001067162A1 Rolling shutter optical switch device with latch electrode and slits in shutter
09/13/2001WO2001067161A1 Rolling shutter optical switch device with mirror on shutter and open aperture optical port
09/13/2001WO2001066460A1 Nanotweezers and nanomanipulator
09/13/2001WO2000042231A8 Polycrystalline silicon germanium films for forming micro-electromechanical systems
09/13/2001US20010021538 Micromechanical component and process for its fabrication
09/13/2001US20010021290 Omnidirectional flex-type shape memory alloy film actuator individual, process for producing the same, and optical fiber
09/13/2001US20010021166 Memory medium
09/13/2001US20010021159 Method of and apparatus for recording/reproducing an information signal, recording/reproducing head device, memory medium, and head element
09/13/2001US20010020726 Single crystal silicon sensor with high aspect ratio and curvilinear structures and associated method
09/13/2001DE10010975A1 Micromechanical component has damping device using elastic liquid or gas medium for damping unwanted oscillation mode
09/12/2001EP1132743A2 Micromechanical device
09/11/2001US6288561 Method and apparatus for probing, testing, burn-in, repairing and programming of integrated circuits in a closed environment using a single apparatus
09/11/2001US6288472 Electrostatic/pneumatic actuators for active surfaces
09/11/2001US6287885 Method for manufacturing semiconductor dynamic quantity sensor
09/07/2001WO2001065303A1 Rolling shutter optical switch device with dimples on shutter, annular rim at optical port and shortened shutter attachment edge
09/07/2001WO2001065302A1 Optical switch array using rolling shutter optical switch elements
09/07/2001WO2001065301A1 Semiconductor optoelectronic device with electrically adjustable transfer function
09/06/2001US20010019532 Method of and apparatus for recording/reproducing an information signal, recording/reproducing head device, memory medium, and head element
09/06/2001US20010019445 Galvano-micromirror and its manufacture process
09/06/2001US20010019034 Parylene micro check valve and fabrication method thereof
09/06/2001DE10005562A1 Leveling sensor for e.g. aligning laser device has acceleration measurement unit enclosed along with acceleration sensor via common frame
09/05/2001EP1130446A2 Actuators including serpentine arrangements of alternating actuating and opposing segments and related methods
09/04/2001US6284567 Microsensor, and packaging method therefor
09/04/2001US6282960 Micromachined device with enhanced dimensional control
08/2001
08/30/2001US20010017726 Micro mirror unit, optical disc drive using same, and method for producing micro mirror unit
08/30/2001US20010017358 Microelectromechanical valves including single crystalline material components
08/30/2001US20010017287 Kneading sic powder, compacting, calcining, purifying, impregnating with silicon in sealed vessel provided in heating furnace body
08/30/2001US20010017058 Micromechanical component and method for producing the micromechanical component
08/30/2001DE10108663A1 Microswitch used in electronic devices comprises flat substrate, spring having a fixed and a free section, and a device for pressing the spring onto the substrate
08/30/2001DE10008988A1 Production of a sensor arrangement comprises forming recesses in the upper side of a substrate and filling with different materials, applying a membrane layer on the upper side
08/29/2001CN1310854A Micromechanical electrostatic relay and method for the production thereof
08/28/2001US6281491 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making confocal, spectrophotometric, near-field, and scanning probe measurements and associated images
08/23/2001WO2001061848A1 A micromechanical tunable capacitor and an integrated tunable resonator
08/23/2001US20010015106 Micromechanical sensor and method for its production
08/23/2001US20010015018 Stylus for nanotechnology and method for manufacturing the same
08/22/2001CN1309782A Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements
08/22/2001CN1308849A Corner irrigation system
08/21/2001US6277666 Precisely defined microelectromechanical structures and associated fabrication methods
08/21/2001US6277438 Protective fullerene (C60) packaging system for microelectromechanical systems applications
08/21/2001US6276207 Semiconductor physical quantity sensor having movable portion and fixed portion confronted each other and method of manufacturing the same
08/16/2001WO2001058804A2 Micromechanical component and corresponding production method
08/16/2001WO2001058803A2 Method for producing a micromechanical component, and a component produced according to said method
08/16/2001WO2000041193A9 Apparatus and method for operating a micromechanical switch
08/16/2001US20010014438 Micromachined parylene membrane valve and pump
08/16/2001US20010014286 Piezoelectric micropump
08/16/2001US20010013630 Isolation in micromachined single crystal silicon using deep trench insulation
08/16/2001DE10006035A1 Micro-mechanical component production, used as sensor element or actuator element, comprises providing functional element and/or functional layer with protective layer
08/16/2001DE10005555A1 Mikromechanisches Bauelement und entsprechendes Herstellungsverfahren Micro-mechanical device and manufacturing method thereof
08/14/2001US6275320 MEMS variable optical attenuator
08/14/2001US6274462 Method of fabrication of an infrared radiation detector and infrared detector device
08/14/2001US6272926 Micromechanical component
08/09/2001WO2001057920A1 Process for wafer level treatment to reduce stiction and passivate micromachined surfaces and compounds used therefor
08/09/2001WO2001057901A1 Microrelay