| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 310333000 | Shear or torsional type | 13 |
| 20080303383 | SHOCK RESISTANT AND MODE MIXING RESISTANT TORSIONAL HINGED DEVICE - A shock resistant and mode mixing resistant assembly for oscillating a device such as a MEMS mirror around a pivot axis by means of two pairs of piezoelectric elements or towers is provided. The resistance to mechanical shock and mode mixing is accomplished by mounting the broad faces or width of each piezoelectric element in a chevron shape so that the broad faces or width dimensions are not in parallel or aligned with each other. Mounting the piezoelectric elements so that the broad faces or width dimensions are at a 15 degree angle with respect to a line perpendicular to the pivot axis has been found to be especially effective. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080309198 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - An electroacoustic transducer having a tail mass, a head mass and at least two parallelepiped shaped piezoelectric material elements disposed between and attached to the tail mass and the head mass is provided. The tail mass has a body extending between a first end and a second end, the body having a cavity with a cavity wall and the cavity extending from the first end towards the second end. The head mass has a head and an elongated shaft attached to and extending from the head, the shaft having a shaft axis and being located at least partially within the cavity of the tail mass. The at least two parallelepiped shaped piezoelectric material elements are made from a piezoelectric material having a non-zero d | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090127980 | POLYMER ACTUATOR - In a polymer actuator provided with a first polymer structural member having a conductive property, an electrolyte retention layer electrically connected to the first polymer structural member, and a second polymer structural member electrically connected to the first polymer structural member through the electrolyte retention layer interposed therebetween and having a conductive property, and by applying a potential difference between the first polymer structural member and the second polymer structural member, the first polymer structural member and the second polymer structural member are allowed to expand and contract, by displacement of the second polymer structural member, the potential difference between the first polymer structural member and the second polymer structural member is changed. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100096950 | FLAT-PLATE LAMINATION-TYPE CONDUCTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR AND FLAT-PLATE LAMINATION-TYPE CONDUCTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR DEVICE AS WELL AS OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Conductive polymer films are respectively connected to fixed frames via a link member, and an electrolyte holding layer is placed so as to be made in contact with the conductive polymer films. The fixed frames are regulated by the link member. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100231092 | Lateral Excitation of Pure Shear Modes - Circularly polarized resonant structures are obtained utilizing piezoelectric resonators made of materials and orientations selected in accordance with the teaching provided herewith. Further provided are radially polarized structures. Furthermore, the utilization of such resonators and structures as sensors, for frequency control application, for signal filtering, and the like, is also disclosed. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100308690 | MEMS PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS - A rotational actuator includes a plurality of actuation beams each having an offset longitudinal axis with respect to one another; and a coupler connecting the plurality of actuation beams to one another, wherein the coupler is connected to each individual actuation beam at a position where connection of the coupler to other actuation beams causes the longitudinal axis of each actuation beam to be offset with respect to one another, wherein the plurality of actuation beams are lengthened or shortened to cause a moment about the coupler causing rotation of a point in the rotational actuator. The rotational actuator includes an amplification beam connected to the coupler such that the longitudinal axis of the amplification beam is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the plurality of actuation beams. Additionally, the rotational actuator includes a resistant spring member connected to the amplification beam. The actuation beams can be thermally or piezoelectrically induced. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110215676 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL ELEMENTS AND A PRODUCT THEREOF - A process for the preparations of piezoelectric single crystal elements involving the steps of mechanically finishing a single crystal element with select cuttings, coating electrodes on a pair of Z surfaces, poling the single crystal along the 011/axis under a 500V/mm electric field and a product made by the process thereof. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110227455 | FLAT STACKED-TYPE CONDUCTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR - A first conductive polymer film, a plate-shaped first porous member, a second conductive polymer film, and a plate-shaped second porous member are stacked on one another, and the adjacent members are connected with each other on one end portions so as to form a zigzag pattern. The first and second porous members each have an ionic solution injected thereinto so as to function as an electrolyte retention layer, so that operations can be carried out with tensions being always maintained upon both of the expansion and the contraction, and rigidity and a driving force can be exerted in both of the contracting and expanding directions. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110285248 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MECHANICAL MOTION AMPLIFICATION - A mechanical amplifier and method for converting a small motion amplitude to a larger motion amplitude are disclosed. The method includes using two or more beams which are connected in series at angles to each other. Undesirable movements arising in the structure are absorbed by the structure through torsion. Each beam is a mechanical motion amplifier, and by connecting these in series, the total amplification is the product of the amplification of the comprised beams. The disclosure also pertains to a device comprising two or more beams connected together at an angle of 90 degrees in one embodiment. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20130193804 | SLIP-STICK PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A piezoelectric actuator includes a fixed body, a movable body arranged to face the fixed body, and a plurality of piezoelectric elements arranged between the fixed body and the movable body and operating in a shearing mode. Each piezoelectric element having one end fixed to the fixed body and another end contacting the movable body, wherein a direction of polarization of each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements is different from each other. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140191616 | MEMS SWITCH - A MEMS switch has fixed support, a plate-shaped flexible beam having at least one end immovably supported by the fixed support and having an extending movable surface, a movable electric contact disposed on the movable surface of the flexible beam, a fixed electric contact facing the movable electric contact and disposed at a fixed position relative to the fixed support, first piezoelectric driver disposed above the movable surface of the flexible beam, extending from a portion above the fixed support towards the movable electric contact, and capable of displacing the movable electric contact towards the fixed electric contact by voltage driving, and second piezoelectric driver disposed at least on the movable surface of the flexible beam and capable of so driving a movable part of the flexible beam by voltage driving that the movable electric contact is separated from the fixed electric contact. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140246953 | VIBRATION-TYPE DRIVING DEVICE - A vibration-type driving device includes a vibrator including an electro-mechanical transducer and an elastic portion supported by a shaft, and a rotor the position of which relative to the vibrator changes. The rotor includes a first rotor having a threaded portion engaging with a first threaded portion formed on the elastic portion, and a second rotor having a threaded portion engaging with a second threaded portion formed on the shaft. The first rotor and the second rotor are configured to be driven integrally with each other, with a spring member between the first rotor and the second rotor. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140285067 | PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE OR ACTUATOR - This invention concerns a piezoelectric energy harvesting device or actuator comprising a piezoelectric material ( | 09-25-2014 |
