Patents
Patents for B81B 3 - Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes (12,727)
01/2001
01/11/2001WO2001002287A1 Thermal bend actuator for a micro electro-mechanical device
01/09/2001US6171886 Method of making integrated hybrid silicon-based micro-actuator devices
01/09/2001US6171881 Acceleration sensor and process for the production thereof
01/09/2001US6170332 Micromechanical accelerometer for automotive applications
01/04/2001WO2001001545A1 Assembly for the wireless supply of electric energy to a number of sensors and/or actuators, the sensors and/or actuators therefor and a system for a machine which has a number of sensors and/or actuators
01/04/2001WO2001001434A1 High voltage micromachined electrostatic switch
01/04/2001WO2001001025A2 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems
01/04/2001WO2001000523A1 Micro-electromechanical devices and methods of manufacture
01/04/2001DE19930779A1 Micromechanical component has stop spring mounted on substrate via second flexural spring device with higher flexural stiffness that first flexural spring device for seismic mass
01/04/2001DE10006912A1 Process for fixing a microsensor to a wafer comprises etching a holder of a base wafer, applying a sacrificial layer, forming a recess in a separate assembly wafer
01/04/2001CA2767084A1 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems
01/04/2001CA2377189A1 Micro-electromechanical devices and methods of manufacture
01/03/2001EP1065378A2 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems
01/02/2001US6168906 Micromachined membrane with locally compliant and stiff regions and method of making same
01/02/2001US6168395 Bistable microactuator with coupled membranes
12/2000
12/28/2000WO2000079288A1 Acceleration sensor
12/28/2000WO2000078667A1 Precisely defined microelectromechanical structures and associated fabrication methods
12/28/2000DE19929343A1 Arrangement for wireless supply of electrical energy to number of sensors and/or actuators mounted on machine comprises micro-fuel cell with attached fuel tank integrated into sensors and/or actuators
12/28/2000DE19928297A1 Production of a sensor with a membrane comprises depositing a silicon nitride layer by a LPCVD or PECVD process on a surface of a silicon substrate, and etching a recess from the underside of the substrate
12/27/2000EP1062685A1 Integrated large area microstructures and micromechanical devices
12/27/2000EP1062684A2 Trench isolation for micromechanical devices
12/27/2000EP1062180A1 Method for processing silicon using etching processes
12/27/2000CN1278326A Microelectromechanical positioning apparatus
12/26/2000US6166478 Method for assembly of microelectromechanical systems using magnetic actuation
12/21/2000WO2000077839A1 Controlled-stress stable metallization for electronic and electromechanical devices
12/21/2000WO2000077804A1 Electrostatically tunable micromechanical capacitor with greater capacitance variation
12/20/2000CN1277731A Thermal arched beam microelectromechanical devices and associated fabrication method
12/19/2000US6163061 Infrared solid-state image sensor and manufacturing method thereof
12/19/2000US6162657 Method for manufacturing a micromechanical relay
12/14/2000WO2000075999A1 Variable capacitance, low pass filter and micro-electromechanical switching arrangement
12/14/2000WO2000075762A1 Electrical device
12/14/2000WO2000075626A1 Platform for chemical or biological analysis with microbalances, analysis device and method using same
12/14/2000WO2000075068A2 Method and apparatus for stress pulsed release and actuation of micromechanical structures
12/14/2000WO2000074932A1 Deposited thin film void-column network materials
12/14/2000DE19922965A1 Arrangement of micromechanical ultrasound converters comprises a damping layer of polymer material whose state for given working temperatures and frequencies lies within the glass transition range
12/14/2000DE10006933A1 Micro-gyroscope with inner and outer frames with means enabling the gyroscope to be set in stable resonance and which can be produced sufficiently cheaply so that it can be used in widespread applications such as household electronics
12/14/2000CA2375138A1 Deposited thin film void-column network materials
12/12/2000US6160243 Apparatus and method for controlling fluid in a micromachined boiler
12/12/2000US6159762 Process for producing micromechanical sensors
12/12/2000US6159385 Providing a first and second substrates, bonding both substrates with an adhesive polymer layer, etching a portion of first substrate, selectively etching a portion of adhesive to release microelectromechanical component
12/12/2000US6158291 Force detector and acceleration detector
12/12/2000US6158283 Semiconductor acceleration sensor
12/07/2000WO2000073839A1 Micromachined electrostatic actuator with air gap
12/07/2000DE19922967A1 Micromechanical capacitive ultrasonic transducer
12/07/2000DE19922612A1 Micropump with peristaltic action for liquids having volumes within microliter ranges comprises a membrane separating pumping and pumped media within a groove with an endless configuration
12/06/2000EP1058143A2 A micro-mirror device and a method for producing a micro-mirror device
12/06/2000EP1057068A1 Deflectable micro-mirror
12/05/2000US6156586 Method for producing a microelectronic sensor
12/05/2000US6156215 Method of forming a projection having a micro-aperture, projection formed thereby, probe having such a projection and information processor comprising such a probe
11/2000
11/30/2000WO2000042231A3 Polycrystalline silicon germanium films for forming micro-electromechanical systems
11/29/2000EP1056076A2 Micro-mirror device and optical pick-up system
11/23/2000WO2000070630A2 High performance mems thin-film teflon® electret microphone
11/23/2000WO2000070224A1 Micromechanic pump
11/23/2000DE10006931A1 Microgyroscope for oscillation displacement of a three-part oscillating weight applies combs to stimulate horizontal movement and Coriolis oscillations in a floating weight induced vertically and detected by a test probe
11/21/2000US6149190 Micromechanical accelerometer for automotive applications
11/21/2000US6149123 Integrated electrically operable micro-valve
11/14/2000US6146917 Fabrication method for encapsulated micromachined structures
11/14/2000US6146716 Conservatively printed displays and methods relating to same
11/14/2000US6146543 Microbellows actuator
11/09/2000WO2000067537A2 Conservatively printed displays and methods relating to same
11/09/2000WO2000067063A1 Moveable microelectromechanical mirror structures
11/09/2000WO2000066266A1 Sensor for microfluid handling system
11/09/2000DE19929776A1 Production of a device for manufacturing semiconductors comprises forming a protective layer on a substrate, joining to a further substrate and alternately forming a film with high molecular weight and etching
11/09/2000CA2371182A1 Moveable microelectromechanical mirror structures
11/08/2000EP1049921A1 Micromachined gas-filled chambers and method of microfabrication
11/07/2000US6144028 Scanning probe microscope assembly and method for making confocal, spectrophotometric, Near-Field, and Scanning probe measurements and associated images
11/07/2000US6143583 Dissolved wafer fabrication process and associated microelectromechanical device having a support substrate with spacing mesas
11/07/2000US6143190 Method of producing a through-hole, silicon substrate having a through-hole, device using such a substrate, method of producing an ink-jet print head, and ink-jet print head
11/07/2000US6142444 Piezoelectrically actuated microvalve
11/02/2000WO2000065626A1 Micromachine switch and method of manufacture thereof
11/02/2000WO2000064805A1 Actuator element
11/02/2000WO2000064804A1 Thermal actuator shaped for more uniform temperature profile
11/02/2000WO2000064678A1 Actuator control in a micro electro-mechanical liquid ejection device
11/02/2000EP0866919B1 Microvalve
10/2000
10/31/2000US6140200 Methods of forming void regions dielectric regions and capacitor constructions
10/31/2000US6140143 Method of producing a buried boss diaphragm structure in silicon
10/26/2000WO2000063654A1 Integrated optoelectronic thin-film sensor and method of producing same
10/26/2000WO2000063532A1 Electrothermally actuated vibromotor
10/26/2000DE19917950A1 Integrated optoelectronic thin film sensor, useful for scale scanning in a length, angle or two-dimensional measuring system, has a semiconductor layer of thickness corresponding to that of the detecting region of photodetectors
10/25/2000EP1046917A2 Method of manufacturing an external force detection sensor
10/25/2000CN1271407A Micro pump comprising an inlet control member for its self-priming
10/24/2000US6137172 Method and device for positioning and retaining micro-building-blocks
10/24/2000US6137150 Semiconductor physical-quantity sensor having a locos oxide film, for sensing a physical quantity such as acceleration, yaw rate, or the like
10/24/2000US6137120 Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same
10/24/2000US6136631 Forming improved microelectronic integrated sensor with upper layers and hollow chamber in which cantilever is disposed having nitride pillar extending through hollow chamber for supporting upper layers
10/24/2000US6136630 Method of making a micromechanical device from a single crystal semiconductor substrate and monolithic sensor formed thereby
10/24/2000US6136208 Manufacturing method for planar microprobe including electrostatic actuator using sacrificial layer technology
10/24/2000US6134955 Magnetic modulation of force sensor for AC detection in an atomic force microscope
10/17/2000US6134042 Reflective mems actuator with a laser
10/17/2000US6133670 Compact electrostatic comb actuator
10/17/2000US6133146 Explosives detonators
10/17/2000US6133059 Integrated micromechanical sensor device and process for producing it
10/17/2000US6131879 Piezoelectrically actuated microvalve
10/17/2000US6131466 Integrated piezoresistive pressure sensor
10/17/2000US6131457 Acceleration sensor
10/12/2000WO2000060652A1 Method for fabricating thin-film substrate and thin-film substrate fabricated by the method
10/12/2000WO2000060627A1 Micromachine switch
10/11/2000EP1042774A1 Micro electro-mechanical systems relay
10/10/2000US6130464 Latching microaccelerometer
10/10/2000US6130109 Microbridge structure and method for forming a microstructure suspended by a micro support