Electrical generator or motor structure – Dynamoelectric
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-03
2010-11-23
Pert, Evan (Department: 2826)
Electrical generator or motor structure
Dynamoelectric
C310S036000, C977S948000, C257S415000, C438S052000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07839028
ABSTRACT:
Nanoelectromechanical systems are disclosed that utilize vertically grown or placed nanometer-scale beams. The beams may be configured and arranged for use in a variety of applications, such as batteries, generators, transistors, switching assemblies, and sensors. In some generator applications, nanometer-scale beams may be fixed to a base and grown to a desired height. The beams may produce an electric potential as the beams vibrate, and may provide the electric potential to an electrical contact located at a suitable height above the base. In other embodiments, vertical beams may be grown or placed on side-by-side traces, and an electrical connection may be formed between the side-by-side traces when beams on separate traces vibrate and contact one another.
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