Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Means to assemble electrical device
Reexamination Certificate
2004-01-15
2010-06-15
Trinh, Minh (Department: 3729)
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Means to assemble electrical device
C029S741000, C029S742000, C029S832000, C029S834000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07735216
ABSTRACT:
Carriers (10) holding parts (50) for assembling complex MEMS devices are transported to a central assembly location. The parts are stacked in a pre-assigned order and later released from their carriers. Alternatively, they are positioned over the appropriate location and released so as to fall into position as needed. The assembly area (100) includes a cavity below the plane of the carriers such that the parts held within the carrier drop into the cavity. Heating elements are integrated into the cavity to assist in the release of the parts. The cavity is supplied with parts by one or more carriers which are move around by any number of MEMS drive systems (200, 250). The cavity and some of the MEMS assembled therein deliver with precision amounts of materials as required suitable for biomedical applications, or may be processed in-situ, as in an on-chip laboratory.
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Florkey John E.
Schnabel Christopher M.
Smith Peter A.
Volant Richard P.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Schnurmann H. Daniel
Trinh Minh
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