Patents by Inventor Carsten Underbjerg

Carsten Underbjerg 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).

  • Switching device, in particular for optical applications
    Patent number: 6701039
    Abstract: There is described a switching device comprising a mobile element (2) that is able to at least move back and forth along a defined trajectory between a zero position (O) and at least one predetermined switching position (A, B), an elastic member (3, 30, 32) connecting the mobile element to a base (4) and at least one stationary actuating electrode (5, 6) located in the vicinity of the predetermined switching position for producing electrostatic forces to cause the mobile element to move to and/or away from the predetermined switching position. The stationary actuating electrode is disposed to act on at least one edge (20a) of the mobile element which is substantially parallel to the mobile element's trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Colibrys S.A.
    Inventors: Claude Bourgeois, Carsten Underbjerg
  • Switching device, in particular for optical applications
    Publication number: 20030068118
    Abstract: There is described a switching device comprising a mobile element (2) that is able to at least move back and forth along a defined trajectory between a zero position (O) and at least one predetermined switching position (A, B), an elastic member (3, 30, 32) connecting the mobile element to a base (4) and at least one stationary actuating electrode (5, 6) located in the vicinity of the predetermined switching position for producing electrostatic forces to cause the mobile element to move to and/or away from the predetermined switching position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: COLIBRYS S.A.
    Inventors: Claude Bourgeois, Carsten Underbjerg