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Methods and apparatus for providing a multi-stop micromirror

  • US 6,614,581 B2
  • Filed: 07/03/2001
  • Issued: 09/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electromechanical machine, the machine comprising:

  • a base layer;

    an actuator disposed on the base layer;

    a first structural plate supported by a first pivot and disposed above the base layer;

    a second structural plate supported by a second pivot and disposed above the base layer, wherein a first side of the second structural plate is closer to the first structural plate than a second side of the second structural plate; and

    wherein activation of the actuator causes a side of the first structural plate to deflect toward the base layer, and wherein the first side of the second structural plate is deflected toward the base layer.

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