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Electronic devices, such as antennas, having fluidic constructs that permit reconfiguration of the devices

  • US 9,293,821 B2
  • Filed: 07/08/2010
  • Issued: 03/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reconfigurable electronic component, comprising:

  • a planar conducting surface;

    a liquidic channel containing a liquid and configured to at least partially overlie the planar conducting surface and to partially extend from the planar conducting surface;

    a first conductor moveable through the liquid that is disposed within the liquidic channel; and

    an actuating mechanism not overlapping with the planar conducting surface and comprising a second conductor maintained within a portion of the liquidic channel not overlying the planar conducting surface, the actuating mechanism being configured to displace the second conductor, and thereby the liquid and the first conductor, within the liquidic channel, displacement of the first conductor changing an electromagnetic property of the reconfigurable electronic component.

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