Managing non-contact forces in mechanisms
US11815881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/33291
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanisms can be designed to manage non-contact forces to reduce energy consumption and/or to control interactions between the parts. Management of non-contact forces is especially useful in micro-scale and nano-scale mechanisms, where van der Waals attraction between parts of the mechanism may be significant to the operation of the mechanism.
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