Patents by Inventor Carter Simpson

Carter Simpson 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).

  • Structure and method for reducing thermal stresses on a torsional hinged device
    Publication number: 20060132898
    Abstract: Method and structure for mounting a torsional hinged device, such as a mirror, having a first TCE (thermal coefficient of expansion) on a substrate having a second TCE different than said first TCE. The structure comprising a plurality of compliant support posts between the substrate and the torsional hinged device that deform when the contraction and/or expansion of the torsional hinged device is different than the corresponding contraction and expansion of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Arthur Turner, John Orcutt, Carter Simpson