Patents by Inventor Andrew T. Cadotte

Andrew T. Cadotte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Miniature mechanical shutter
    Patent number: 9831754
    Abstract: A miniature mechanical shutter having a chamber, a shutter member having an aperture formed therethrough that is mounted to the chamber to allow translation and rotation about an axis. A pair of cap members are disposed on opposing ends of the shutter member to support the shutter member during the translation and rotation. The shutter further comprising a plurality of magnet members, such that a first of the plurality of magnet members is disposed in a first end of the shutter member, a second of the plurality of magnet members is disposed in a second end of the shutter member opposite the first end, and a third of the plurality of magnets members is disposed external to the chamber. At least one of the plurality of magnet members is responsive to an electrical impulse to translate and/or rotate the shutter member between an opened position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Stephanie A. Miller, David A. Anderson, Andrew T. Cadotte, Georg A. Raithel
  • MINIATURE MECHANICAL SHUTTER
    Publication number: 20150263595
    Abstract: A miniature mechanical shutter having a chamber, a shutter member having an aperture formed therethrough that is mounted to the chamber to allow translation and rotation about an axis. A pair of cap members are disposed on opposing ends of the shutter member to support the shutter member during the translation and rotation. The shutter further comprising a plurality of magnet members, such that a first of the plurality of magnet members is disposed in a first end of the shutter member, a second of the plurality of magnet members is disposed in a second end of the shutter member opposite the first end, and a third of the plurality of magnets members is disposed external to the chamber. At least one of the plurality of magnet members is responsive to an electrical impulse to translate and/or rotate the shutter member between an opened position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: STEPHANIE A. MILLER, David A. Anderson, Andrew T. Cadotte, Georg A. Raithel