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Methods and apparatus for mechanical resonating structures

  • US 8,736,150 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2012
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a mechanical resonating structure having a periphery lying substantially within a first plane, the periphery formed of one or more sides and/or ends, wherein each of the one or more sides and/or ends substantially aligns with either a node or anti-node of vibration of a resonance mode of the mechanical resonating structure; and

    an anchor,wherein the one or more sides and/or ends include a side and an end, wherein a dimension of the side is greater than a dimension of the end, and wherein at least a portion of the side is incident on the anchor.

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