公开(公告)号：US20060078999A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：US11149632

申请日：2005-06-10

申请人： Alan Bell ,  Richard Bruce ,  Scott Elrod ,  Eric Peeters ,  Francisco Torres

发明人： Alan Bell ,  Richard Bruce ,  Scott Elrod ,  Eric Peeters ,  Francisco Torres

IPC分类号： G01K17/02

CPC分类号： B82Y15/00 ,  G01N25/4846 ,  G01N25/4866 ,  Y10S977/957 ,  Y10T436/25 ,  Y10T436/25625 ,  Y10T436/2575

摘要： A method for detecting chemical reactions uses a nanocalorimeter having a substrate including thermal isolation capability residing on the substrate, thermal equilibration regions residing within the thermal isolation capability, and thermal measurement capability residing within each of the thermal equilibration regions. The thermal measurement device is connected to detection electronics. The method includes depositing drops of potentially reactive chemical solutions within the thermal equilibration region. These potentially reactive solution drops are merged through the use of drop merging electrodes residing within the thermal isolation region. The thermal change occurring within the merged solution drops is then measured with the detection electronics.

摘要翻译： 用于检测化学反应的方法使用具有包含驻留在基底上的热隔离能力的基底，驻留在热隔离能力内的热平衡区域和驻留在每个热平衡区域内的热测量能力的纳米尺度计。 热测量设备连接到检测电子设备。 该方法包括在热平衡区域内沉积潜在的反应性化学溶液的液滴。 这些潜在的反应性溶液滴通过使用位于热隔离区域内的滴合并电极而合并。 然后用检测电子元件测量在合并溶液中发生的热变化。

公开(公告)号：US06891240B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-10

申请号：US10136683

申请日：2002-04-30

申请人： John L. Dunec ,  Eric Peeters ,  Armin R. Volkel ,  Michel A. Rosa ,  Dirk DeBruyker ,  Thomas Hantschel

发明人： John L. Dunec ,  Eric Peeters ,  Armin R. Volkel ,  Michel A. Rosa ,  Dirk DeBruyker ,  Thomas Hantschel

IPC分类号： B81B3/00 ,  G02B26/08 ,  H01L29/82

CPC分类号： B81B3/0008 ,  B81B3/0021 ,  B81B2201/042 ,  B81B2201/045 ,  B81B2203/0118 ,  B81B2203/058 ,  G02B26/0841 ,  H02N1/002

摘要： A MEMS system including a fixed electrode and a suspended moveable electrode that is controllable over a wide range of motion. In traditional systems where an fixed electrode is positioned under the moveable electrode, the range of motion is limited because the support structure supporting the moveable electrode becomes unstable when the moveable electrode moves too close to the fixed electrode. By repositioning the fixed electrode from being directly underneath the moving electrode, a much wider range of controllable motion is achievable. Wide ranges of controllable motion are particularly important in optical switching applications.

摘要翻译： 一种MEMS系统，包括可在宽范围的运动中控制的固定电极和悬挂的可移动电极。 在固定电极位于可动电极下方的传统系统中，由于支撑可移动电极的支撑结构在可移动电极移动得太靠近固定电极时，运动范围受到限制。 通过将固定电极重新定位在移动电极的正下方，可以实现更宽范围的可控运动。 宽范围的可控运动在光交换应用中尤其重要。

公开(公告)号：US06751865B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-22

申请号：US09163799

申请日：1998-09-30

申请人： Eric Peeters ,  Jaan Noolandi ,  Raj B. Apte ,  Philip D. Floyd ,  Meng H. Lean ,  Armin R. Volkel

发明人： Eric Peeters ,  Jaan Noolandi ,  Raj B. Apte ,  Philip D. Floyd ,  Meng H. Lean ,  Armin R. Volkel

IPC分类号： B21D5376

CPC分类号： B41J2/14 ,  B41J2202/02 ,  Y10T29/49401

摘要： A method of making a print head is disclosed for use in a marking apparatus in which a propellant stream is passed through a channel and directed toward a substrate. Marking material, such as ink, toner, etc., is controllably introduced into the propellant stream and imparted with sufficient kinetic energy thereby to be made incident upon a substrate. A multiplicity of channels for directing the propellant and marking material allow for high throughput, high resolution marking. Multiple marking materials may be introduced into the channel and mixed therein prior to being made incident on the substrate, or mixed or superimposed on the substrate without re-registration.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种制造打印头的方法，用于标记装置，其中推进剂流通过通道并指向基板。 诸如油墨，调色剂等的标记材料被可控地引入推进剂流中并且赋予足够的动能从而被入射到基底上。 用于引导推进剂和标记材料的多个通道允许高通量，高分辨率标记。 可以将多种标记材料引入通道中并在其入射到基板之前混合，或者混合或叠加在基板上而不重新配准。

公开(公告)号：US06504643B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-07

申请号：US09675045

申请日：2000-09-28

申请人： Eric Peeters ,  Michel A. Rosa ,  David K. Fork

发明人： Eric Peeters ,  Michel A. Rosa ,  David K. Fork

IPC分类号： G02B2600

CPC分类号： G02B26/0841 ,  B81B3/0021 ,  B81B7/0003 ,  B81B2201/045 ,  G02B6/3518 ,  G02B6/3556 ,  G02B6/358 ,  G02B6/3584 ,  Y10S359/904

摘要： Optical cross-connect involve the general concept of a two dimensional array of MEMS tilt mirrors being used to direct light coming from a first optical fiber to a second optical fiber. Each MEMS tilt mirror in the two dimensional array can rotate about its x and y axis and is suspended by a plurality of suspension arms attached to a substrate.

摘要翻译： 光学交叉连接涉及用于将来自第一光纤的光引导到第二光纤的MEMS倾斜镜的二维阵列的一般概念。 二维阵列中的每个MEMS倾斜镜可围绕其x轴和y轴旋转并且被附接到基底的多个悬挂臂悬挂。

公开(公告)号：US06416158B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09407908

申请日：1999-09-29

申请人： Philip D. Floyd ,  Tuan Anh Vo ,  Kaiser H. Wong ,  Gregory B. Anderson ,  Eric Peeters ,  Jaan Noolandi ,  Meng H. Lean ,  Armin R. Volkel ,  John E. Northrup ,  Jurgen Daniel ,  G. A. Neville Connell

发明人： Philip D. Floyd ,  Tuan Anh Vo ,  Kaiser H. Wong ,  Gregory B. Anderson ,  Eric Peeters ,  Jaan Noolandi ,  Meng H. Lean ,  Armin R. Volkel ,  John E. Northrup ,  Jurgen Daniel ,  G. A. Neville Connell

IPC分类号： B41J2035

CPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/211 ,  B41J2202/02

摘要： A device for the transport and/or metering of marking material includes a plurality of phased electrodes, for example formed on a substrate. An electrostatic traveling wave may be generated along the electrodes to sequentially attract particles of marking material, and thereby transport them to a desired location. The electrodes may be formed in a planar structure. A matrix interconnection scheme allows for reduced lead count.

摘要翻译： 用于运输和/或计量标记材料的装置包括多个相控电极，例如形成在基底上。 可以沿着电极产生静电行波，以顺序地吸引标记材料的颗粒，从而将它们运送到期望的位置。 电极可以形成为平面结构。 矩阵互连方案允许减少引线数。

公开(公告)号：US5716533A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-10

申请号：US805834

申请日：1997-03-03

申请人： James F. O'Neill ,  Eric Peeters

发明人： James F. O'Neill ,  Eric Peeters

IPC分类号： B41J2/16 ,  H01L21/00 ,  B44C1/22

CPC分类号： B41J2/1635 ,  B41J2/1604 ,  B41J2/1623 ,  B41J2/1629 ,  B41J2/1631

摘要： A method of fabricating ink jet printheads from channel plates with a low stress integral ink inlet filters and heater plates. The channel plates are obtained from p-type (100) silicon wafers, one surface of which has a lightly doped n-type patterned layer in the form of a screen. In the preferred embodiment, a first etch resistant material is deposited on both surfaces of the wafer and patterned on the surface of wafer opposite the one containing the n-type layer. The patterned first etch resistant material provides a first etch mask with channel and reservoir vias. A second etch resistant material is deposited over the first etch resistant material and patterned on the same wafer surface as the first etch resistant material in order to provide a second etch mask having reservoir vias smaller than the reservoir vias in the first etch mask, but aligned therewithin. The wafer with the two patterned etch masks is placed into an anisotropic etch bath and etched with a bias potential between the p-n junction formed by the patterned n-type layer and the p-type wafer and an electrode also in the etch bath. The patterned, lightly doped, n-type layer functions as an etch stop when under a bias potential, and because the doping level of the n-type layer is low, the internal stress is also low. When the reservoir recesses have been etched through the wafer leaving the patterned n-type layer covering the open bottom, the second etch resistant material is removed and the wafer replaced into the anisotropic etch bath to etch the channel recesses and complete the reservoir recesses with a similar bias potential. The first etch resistant material is removed and the channel wafer is aligned and bonded to a heater wafer. The bonded wafer pair is separated into a plurality of printheads having an integral inlet filter devoid of internal stress.

摘要翻译： 从具有低应力整体式墨水入口过滤器和加热器板的通道板制造喷墨打印头的方法。 通道板从p型（100）硅晶片获得，其一个表面具有屏幕形式的轻掺杂的n型图案化层。 在优选实施例中，第一耐蚀刻材料沉积在晶片的两个表面上并在与包含n型层的晶片相对的晶片表面上图案化。 图案化的第一耐蚀刻材料提供具有通道和储存器通孔的第一蚀刻掩模。 第二耐蚀刻材料沉积在第一耐蚀刻材料上并且在与第一耐蚀刻材料相同的晶片表面上图案化，以便提供具有小于第一蚀刻掩模中的储存器通孔的储存器通孔的第二蚀刻掩模，但是对准 在其中。 将具有两个图案化蚀刻掩模的晶片放置在各向异性蚀刻槽中，并且在由图案化的n型层形成的p-n结与p型晶片之间以及也在蚀刻槽中的电极之间用偏置电位进行蚀刻。 图案化，轻掺杂的n型层在偏置电位下用作蚀刻停止，并且由于n型层的掺杂水平低，因此内部应力也较低。 当储存凹槽已被蚀刻通过晶片留下图案化的n型层覆盖开口底部时，去除第二耐蚀刻材料并将晶片替换成各向异性蚀刻槽以蚀刻通道凹槽并用一个 类似的偏置电位。 去除第一耐蚀刻材料并且将通道晶片对准并结合到加热器晶片。 接合晶片对被分离成具有不具有内部应力的整体入口过滤器的多个打印头。

公开(公告)号：US09014799B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-21

申请号：US12576124

申请日：2009-10-08

申请人： Scott Uhland ,  Eric Peeters ,  Serena Wong

发明人： Scott Uhland ,  Eric Peeters ,  Serena Wong

IPC分类号： A61N1/30 ,  A61N1/32 ,  A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/18

CPC分类号： A61N1/327 ,  A61N1/0512 ,  A61N1/0524 ,  A61N1/18 ,  A61N1/325

摘要： Intralumenal devices and methods are provided for transmucosal drug delivery. The device may comprise a housing configured for intralumenal deployment into a human or animal subject; a drug-dispensing portion which contains at least one drug; and an electrically-actuatable portion configured to disrupt at least one region of a mucosal barrier adjacent to the housing at a selected time while intralumenally deployed in the human or animal subject. The device may be operable to dispense the drug from the housing to a region of the mucosal barrier disrupted by the electrically-actuatable portion.

摘要翻译： 提供管腔内装置和方法用于经粘膜药物递送。 该装置可以包括构造成用于腔内部署到人或动物受试者中的壳体; 包含至少一种药物的药物分配部分; 以及可电致动部分，其构造成在心脏手术部署在人或动物受试者中的选定时间内破坏邻近所述壳体的粘膜屏障的至少一个区域。 该装置可操作以将药物从壳体分配到由电致动部分破坏的粘膜屏障的区域。

公开(公告)号：US08983682B1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13730189

申请日：2012-12-28

申请人： Eric Peeters ,  Eric Teller ,  William Graham Patrick

发明人： Eric Peeters ,  Eric Teller ,  William Graham Patrick

IPC分类号： G05D1/12 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C19/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C27/20 ,  B64C27/26

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64C27/20 ,  B64C27/26 ,  B64C29/0025 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0011

摘要： An illustrative emergency-support system may include multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are configured to provide emergency support for a number of different emergency situations. Further, the emergency-support system may be configured to: (a) identify a request for assistance in a remote emergency situation, (b) identify a remote device associated with the request for assistance, (c) determine a target location corresponding to the emergency situation, (d) control a UAV to travel to the target location to provide emergency support, and (e) enable an otherwise restricted capability of one or more of the remote device or the UAV after controlling the UAV to travel to the target location, wherein the capability is enabled to help provide emergency support in the remote emergency situation.

摘要翻译： 说明性的应急支持系统可以包括多个无人驾驶飞行器（UAV），其配置成为许多不同的紧急情况提供紧急支援。 此外，紧急支持系统可以被配置为：（a）在远程紧急情况下识别对协助的请求，（b）识别与所述协助请求相关联的远程设备，（c）确定对应于 紧急情况，（d）控制无人机前往目标位置提供紧急支援，以及（e）在控制无人机前往目标地点后，启用远程设备或无人机中的一个或多个的其他限制能力 ，其中所述能力能够帮助在远程紧急情况下提供紧急支持。

公开(公告)号：US08646471B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-11

申请号：US13557157

申请日：2012-07-24

申请人： Ashish Pattekar ,  Eugene M. Chow ,  Eric Peeters

发明人： Ashish Pattekar ,  Eugene M. Chow ,  Eric Peeters

IPC分类号： F16K11/20 ,  F16K31/126

CPC分类号： F16K99/0001 ,  B01L3/502738 ,  B01L2200/12 ,  B01L2300/0819 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B01L2400/0655 ,  F16K99/0026 ,  Y10T137/0318 ,  Y10T137/0391 ,  Y10T137/87249

摘要： A method of controlling a main fluid in a conduit using a microvalve is described. The microvalve includes a corresponding actuation aperture in an actuation aperture layer. A control fluid flows through the actuation aperture in response to an electric field applied via a charge distribution near an actuation aperture layer. In one embodiment, the electric field may adjust the opening and closing of the actuation aperture thereby controlling the flow of the control fluid. In a second embodiment, the control fluid is an electrorheological fluid where the electric field controls the viscosity of the ER fluid, thereby controlling fluid flow through the actuation aperture. In both embodiments the flow of the control fluid controls stretching of a flexible membrane into and out of the conduit, thereby controlling the flow of the main fluid by opening or closing the conduit.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用微型阀控制导管中的主流体的方法。 微型阀包括致动孔层中相应的致动孔。 响应于通过致动孔层附近的电荷分布施加的电场，控制流体流过致动孔。 在一个实施例中，电场可以调节致动孔的打开和关闭，从而控制控制流体的流动。 在第二实施例中，控制流体是电流变流体，其中电场控制ER流体的粘度，由此控制通过致动孔的流体流动。 在两个实施例中，控制流体的流动控制柔性膜进出导管的伸展，从而通过打开或关闭导管来控制主流体的流动。

公开(公告)号：US20130050800A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-28

申请号：US13217038

申请日：2011-08-24

申请人： Patrick Y. Maeda ,  Timothy David Stowe ,  Philipp H. Schmaelzle ,  Eric Peeters

发明人： Patrick Y. Maeda ,  Timothy David Stowe ,  Philipp H. Schmaelzle ,  Eric Peeters

IPC分类号： G02B26/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/465

摘要： Two substantially one-dimensional scan line images are simultaneously generated by modulating a two-dimensional homogenous light field using a spatial light modulator having light modulating elements arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. An upper group of modulating elements are configured using a first scan line image data group, and a lower group of modulating elements are configured using a second scan line image data group. The homogenous light source is then pulsed (toggled) to direct the two-dimensional homogenous light field onto the spatial light modulator. The resulting two-dimensional modulated light field is directed through an anamorphic optical system, which images and concentrates the modulated light on an imaging surface such that two parallel one-dimensional scan line images are simultaneously formed on the imaging surface.

摘要翻译： 通过使用具有布置在多行和多列的光调制元件的空间光调制器来调制二维均匀光场同时产生两个基本上一维的扫描线图像。 使用第一扫描线图像数据组配置上调制元件组，并且使用第二扫描线图像数据组来配置下组调制元件。 然后将均匀的光源脉冲（切换）以将二维均匀光场引导到空间光调制器上。 所得到的二维调制光场被引导通过变形光学系统，其将调制的光图像并集中在成像表面上，使得在成像表面上同时形成两个平行的一维扫描线图像。