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Eliminating stiction with the use of cryogenic aerosol

US6036786A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1997
Grant dateMar 14, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S134/902
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Stiction in a microstructure may be eliminated by directing a cryogenic aerosol at the portion of the microstructure subject to stiction with sufficient force so as to free the portion of the microstructure.

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