MEMS DEVICES AND SYSTEMS ACTUATED BY AN ENERGY FIELD
First Claim
1. A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
- an actuator comprising a plurality of charge collection elements, wherein at least one of the charge collection elements is configured to build up electrical charges by directly interacting with an energy field thereby actuating the MEMS device through Coulombic interactions.
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Abstract
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device includes an actuator having a plurality of charge collection elements. At least one of the charge collection elements is configured to build up electrical charges by directly interacting with an energy field thereby actuating the MEMS through Coulombic interactions. An actuator for a MEMS device is configured to actuate the MEMS device through Coulombic interactions by pumping charges to the actuator when subject to an energy field. A method of actuating a MEMS device includes irradiating an actuator of the MEMS device with an energy field thereby building up electrical charges on the actuator, and actuating the MEMS device with Coulomb forces from the built up electrical charges.
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20 Claims
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1. A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
an actuator comprising a plurality of charge collection elements, wherein at least one of the charge collection elements is configured to build up electrical charges by directly interacting with an energy field thereby actuating the MEMS device through Coulombic interactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- 15. An actuator for a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising a plurality of charge collection elements configured to actuate the MEMS device through Coulombic interactions by pumping charges to the actuator when subject to an energy field.
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18. A method of actuating a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
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irradiating an actuator of the MEMS device with an energy field thereby building up electrical charges on the actuator; and actuating the MEMS device with Coulomb forces from the built up electrical charges. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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