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Microcavity apparatus and systems for maintaining a microcavity over a macroscale area

  • US 6,232,546 B1
  • Filed: 10/25/1999
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A microscale generator comprising:

  • a first element for receiving energy;

    a second element, opposite said first element, for transferring energy;

    at least one panel on either of the first element or the second element, the panel facing the other element;

    a device for controlling the distance between the at least one panel and the facing element to form a sub-micron gap between the panel and the facing element for increasing energy transfer to the element for receiving; and

    a converter, responsive to the energy transfer, for generating electricity.

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