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Electrostatically activated gating mechanism

  • US 4,912,460 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1988
  • Issued: 03/27/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrostatically activated gating mechanism, comprising:

  • mechanical motion detecting means for detecting mechanical motion consciously generated by an intelligent agency;

    electrical energy generating means for generating electric energy in response to and utilizing energy derived from said mechanical motion detected by said mechanical motion detecting means;

    an electronic decision making apparatus solely powered by the electrical energy generated by the electrical energy generating means, the decision making apparatus being adapted to receive information, to make one of a set of possible decisions based thereon, and to generate a specific low power electrical output in response to a selected one of said set of possible decisions being made;

    a mechanical gate having at least two positions; and

    electrical to mechanical energy converting means for electrostatically converting said low power electrical output into a minute mechanical force/movement and for applying said minute mechanical force/movement to position said gate in a selected one of said positions.

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