Microelectromechanical mirrors and electrically-programmable diffraction gratings based on two-stage actuation
    1.
    发明授权
    Microelectromechanical mirrors and electrically-programmable diffraction gratings based on two-stage actuation 有权
    基于两级致动的微机电镜和电可编程衍射光栅

    公开(公告)号:US06967757B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-22

    申请号:US10722237

    申请日:2003-11-24

    IPC分类号: G02B26/08

    CPC分类号: G02B26/0841 G02B26/0808

    摘要: A microelectromechanical (MEM) device for redirecting incident light is disclosed. The MEM device utilizes a pair of electrostatic actuators formed one above the other from different stacked and interconnected layers of polysilicon to move or tilt an overlying light-reflective plate (i.e. a mirror) to provide a reflected component of the incident light which can be shifted in phase or propagation angle. The MEM device, which utilizes leveraged bending to provide a relatively-large vertical displacement up to several microns for the light-reflective plate, has applications for forming an electrically-programmable diffraction grating (i.e. a polychromator) or a micromirror array.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于重定向入射光的微机电(MEM)装置。 MEM器件利用从不同堆叠和互连的多晶硅层彼此层叠形成的一对静电致动器来移动或倾斜上覆的反光板(即,反射镜),以提供入射光的反射分量,其可以偏移 同相或传播角度。 利用杠杆弯曲来为光反射板提供高达几微米的相对大的垂直位移的MEM装置具有用于形成电可编程衍射光栅(即,多色分光器)或微镜阵列的应用。

    Apparatus for raising or tilting a micromechanical structure
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for raising or tilting a micromechanical structure 有权
    用于升高或倾斜微机械结构的装置

    公开(公告)号:US07421924B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-09

    申请号:US11201457

    申请日:2005-08-11

    申请人: James J. Allen

    发明人: James J. Allen

    摘要: An active hinge apparatus is disclosed which can be used to raise a micromechanical structure (e.g. a plate or micromirror) on a substrate. The active hinge apparatus utilizes one or more of teeth protruding outward from an axle which also supports the micromechanical structure on one end thereof. A rack is used to engage the teeth and rotate the axle to raise the micromechanical structure and tilt the structure at an angle to the substrate. Motion of the rack is provided by an actuator which can be a mechanically-powered actuator, or alternately an electrostatic comb actuator or a thermal actuator. A latch can be optionally provided in the active hinge apparatus to lock the micromechanical structure in an “erected” position.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种主动铰链装置,其可用于在基板上升高微机械结构(例如板或微镜)。 主动铰链装置利用一个或多个从轴的外部突出的齿,其一端也支撑微机械结构。 齿条用于接合齿并旋转轴以提高微机械结构,并使结构与基板成一定角度倾斜。 机架的运动由致动器提供,致动器可以是机械动力的致动器,或者是静电梳状致动器或热致动器。 可以可选地在主动铰链装置中设置闩锁以将微机械结构锁定在“竖立”位置。

    Microelectromechanical dual-mass resonator structure
    3.
    发明授权
    Microelectromechanical dual-mass resonator structure 有权
    微机电双质量谐振器结构

    公开(公告)号:US06393913B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-28

    申请号:US09500120

    申请日:2000-02-08

    IPC分类号: G01P904

    摘要: A dual-mass microelectromechanical (MEM) resonator structure is disclosed in which a first mass is suspended above a substrate and driven to move along a linear or curved path by a parallel-plate electrostatic actuator. A second mass, which is also suspended and coupled to the first mass by a plurality of springs is driven by motion of the first mass. Various modes of operation of the MEM structure are possible, including resonant and antiresonant modes, and a contacting mode. In each mode of operation, the motion induced in the second mass can be in the range of several microns up to more than 50 &mgr;m while the first mass has a much smaller displacement on the order of one micron or less. The MEM structure has applications for forming microsensors that detect strain, acceleration, rotation or movement.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种双质量微机电(MEM)谐振器结构,其中第一质量块悬挂在衬底上并被平行板静电致动器沿着线性或弯曲路径驱动。 还通过多个弹簧悬挂并联接到第一质量块的第二质量被第一质量块的运动驱动。 MEM结构的各种操作模式是可能的,包括谐振和反谐振模式以及接触模式。 在每种操作模式中,在第二质量中诱发的运动可以在几微米到大于50微米的范围内,而第一质量具有大大小于1微米的位移的更小的位移。 MEM结构具有用于形成检测应变,加速度,旋转或运动的微传感器的应用。

    Surface micromachined counter-meshing gears discrimination device
    4.
    发明授权
    Surface micromachined counter-meshing gears discrimination device 失效
    表面微加工反啮合齿轮识别装置

    公开(公告)号:US6158297A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-12

    申请号:US104016

    申请日:1998-06-24

    摘要: A surface micromachined Counter-Meshing Gears (CMG) discrimination device which functions as a mechanically coded lock. Each of two CMG has a first portion of its perimeter devoted to continuous driving teeth that mesh with respective pinion gears. Each EMG also has a second portion of its perimeter devoted to regularly spaced discrimination gear teeth that extend outwardly on at least one of three levels of the CMG. The discrimination gear teeth are designed so as to pass each other without interference only if the correct sequence of partial rotations of the CMG occurs in response to a coded series of rotations from the pinion gears. A 24 bit code is normally input to unlock the device. Once unlocked, the device provides a path for an energy or information signal to pass through the device. The device is designed to immediately lock up if any portion of the 24 bit code is incorrect.

    摘要翻译: 表面微加工反啮合齿轮(CMG)鉴别装置,用作机械编码锁。 两个CMG中的每一个具有其周边的第一部分用于与各个小齿轮啮合的连续驱动齿。 每个EMG还具有其周边的第二部分,用于在CMG的三个水平中的至少一个水平面上向外延伸的规则间隔的齿轮齿。 鉴别齿轮齿被设计成只有当CMG的部分旋转的正确顺序响应于来自小齿轮的编码的一系列旋转而发生时才能相互通过。 通常输入24位代码来解锁设备。 一旦解锁,设备提供能量或信息信号通过设备的路径。 如果24位代码的任何部分不正确,设备将立即锁定。

    Microelectromechanical reciprocating-tooth indexing apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Microelectromechanical reciprocating-tooth indexing apparatus 失效
    微机电往复齿分度装置

    公开(公告)号:US5959376A

    公开(公告)日:1999-09-28

    申请号:US150873

    申请日:1998-09-10

    申请人: James J. Allen

    发明人: James J. Allen

    IPC分类号: F16H27/02 H02N1/00 F16H21/16

    摘要: An indexing apparatus is disclosed that can be used to rotate a gear or move a rack in a precise, controllable manner. The indexing apparatus, based on a reciprocating shuttle driven by one or more actuators, can be formed either as a micromachine, or as a millimachine. The reciprocating shuttle of the indexing apparatus can be driven by a thermal, electrostatic or electromagnetic actuator, with one or more wedge-shaped drive teeth of the shuttle being moveable to engage and slide against indexing teeth on the gear or rack, thereby moving the gear or rack. The indexing apparatus can be formed by either surface micromachining processes or LIGA processes, depending on the size of the apparatus that is to be formed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种分度设备,其可用于以精确,可控的方式旋转齿轮或移动齿条。 基于由一个或多个致动器驱动的往复运动梭的分度装置可以形成为微型机械或作为机动机。 分度装置的往复往复运动可以由热静电或电磁致动器驱动,其中梭子的一个或多个楔形驱动齿可移动以与齿轮或齿条上的分度齿啮合并滑动,从而移动齿轮 或机架。 取决于要形成的装置的尺寸,分度装置可以通过表面微加工工艺或LIGA工艺形成。

    STRUCTURE FOR DATA BUS BANDWIDTH SCHEDULING IN AN FBDIMM MEMORY SYSTEM OPERATING IN VARIABLE LATENCY MODE
    7.
    发明申请
    STRUCTURE FOR DATA BUS BANDWIDTH SCHEDULING IN AN FBDIMM MEMORY SYSTEM OPERATING IN VARIABLE LATENCY MODE 有权
    在可变延迟模式下操作的FBDIMM存储器系统中的数据总线带宽调度结构

    公开(公告)号:US20080215783A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-04

    申请号:US12110765

    申请日:2008-04-28

    CPC分类号: G06F13/1689

    摘要: A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design for scheduling the servicing of data requests, using the variable latency mode, in an FBDIMM memory sub-system is provided. A scheduling algorithm pre-computes return time data for data connected to DRAM buffer chips and stores the return time data in a table. The return time data is expressed as data return time binary vectors with one bit equal to “1” in each vector. For each received data request, the memory controller retrieves the appropriate return time vector. Additionally, the scheduling algorithm utilizes an updated history vector to determine whether the received request presents a conflict to the executing requests. By computing and utilizing a score for each request, the scheduling algorithm re-orders and schedules the execution of selected requests to preserve as much data bus bandwidth as possible, while avoiding conflict.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种体现在机器可读存储介质中的设计结构,用于在FBDIMM存储器子系统中使用可变延迟模式来设计,制造和/或测试用于调度数据请求的服务的设计。 调度算法预先计算连接到DRAM缓冲器芯片的数据的返回时间数据,并将返回时间数据存储在表中。 返回时间数据表示为在每个向量中一位等于“1”的数据返回时间二进制向量。 对于每个接收到的数据请求,存储器控制器检索适当的返回时间向量。 此外,调度算法利用更新的历史向量来确定接收到的请求是否对执行请求产生冲突。 通过计算和利用每个请求的分数,调度算法重新排序和调度所选择的请求的执行,以尽可能地保留尽可能多的数据总线带宽,同时避免冲突。

    Bluff body energy converter
    8.
    发明授权
    Bluff body energy converter 失效
    虚张体能转换器

    公开(公告)号:US07224077B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-29

    申请号:US11035253

    申请日:2005-01-13

    申请人: James J. Allen

    发明人: James J. Allen

    IPC分类号: H02P9/04

    摘要: A power generating system comprises a bluff (non-streamlined) body placed in a fluid stream at ninety degrees to the flow direction for creating a von Karman vortex street behind the body. In the process, feedback forces are generated that excite the bluff body into oscillation. The bluff body oscillatory movements are coupled to and energize a power generator. An impedance matching system is employed for electrically varying the natural frequency characteristics of the bluff body such that, over a relatively wide range of fluid flow velocities, the bluff body oscillates at a resonant frequency of the body for maximum energy transfer from the fluid stream to the bluff body.

    摘要翻译: 一个发电系统包括一个虚幻的(非流线型的)身体,其放置在与流动方向九十度的流体流中,以在身体后面创建一个冯卡曼涡街。 在此过程中,会产生反馈力,从而将虚张声势的身体激发成振荡。 非流线体振荡运动被耦合到发电机并使发电机通电。 阻抗匹配系统用于电变化非流线体的固有频率特性,使得在相对较宽的流体流速范围内,非流线体以身体的谐振频率振荡,以从流体流到 虚张声势的身体。

    Inertial measurement unit using rotatable MEMS sensors
    9.
    发明授权
    Inertial measurement unit using rotatable MEMS sensors 有权
    使用可旋转MEMS传感器的惯性测量单元

    公开(公告)号:US07066004B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-27

    申请号:US10932957

    申请日:2004-09-02

    IPC分类号: G01P21/00

    摘要: A MEM inertial sensor (e.g. accelerometer, gyroscope) having integral rotational means for providing static and dynamic bias compensation is disclosed. A bias compensated MEM inertial sensor is described comprising a MEM inertial sense element disposed on a rotatable MEM stage. A MEM actuator for drives the rotation of the stage between at least two predetermined rotational positions. Measuring and comparing the output of the MEM inertial sensor in the at least two rotational positions allows, for both static and dynamic bias compensation in inertial calculations based on the sensor's output. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) comprising a plurality of independently rotatable MEM inertial sensors and methods for making bias compensated inertial measurements are disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有用于提供静态和动态偏置补偿的整体旋转装置的MEM惯性传感器(例如,加速度计,陀螺仪)。 描述了偏置补偿的MEM惯性传感器,其包括设置在可旋转MEM级上的MEM惯性感测元件。 用于在至少两个预定旋转位置之间驱动平台旋转的MEM致动器。 在至少两个旋转位置测量和比较MEM惯性传感器的输出允许基于传感器输出的惯性计算中的静态和动态偏置补偿。 公开了包括多个可独立旋转的MEM惯性传感器和用于进行偏置补偿的惯性测量的方法的惯性测量单元(IMU)。