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System and method for flexure based microstructural logic gates

US10122365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC · US

Inventors

Andrew J. Pascall · Livermore, US
Robert Matthew Panas · Dublin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F7/388
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A resettable mechanical logic circuit is disclosed which is formed as part of a material structure. The circuit makes use of a bistable element. The bistable element may have a characteristic of being stable in either one of first and second orientations, once moved past a midpoint between the first and second orientations.

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