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Corrugated MEMS heater structure

US6087638A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 1998
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B2214/04
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thermal actuator comprising a first conductive material encased in a second non-conductive expansive material wherein said first conductive material is constructed in the form of a corrugated heater element so as to increase the rate of thermal transfer to said second non-conductive expansive material.

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