Patents by Inventor Henry Sibuet

Henry Sibuet 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).

  • Actuation microsystem and method of producing same
    Patent number: 7834723
    Abstract: The actuation microsystem is produced on a flat substrate and comprises a pivoting arm mounted in rotation around a hinge, a stationary contact pad arranged on the substrate, and an end of opening travel stop of the pivoting arm. The end of travel stop comprises a top part, for example a head, arranged above and at a distance from the pivoting arm between an articulation end and a free end of the pivoting arm. The stop comprises a bottom part arranged laterally with respect to the pivoting arm, between the hinge and the stationary contact pad, and formed for example by a foot comprising a support pad formed on the substrate, a pedestal extending the support pad and a support portion of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Henry Sibuet, Christel Dieppedale
  • Actuation microsystem and method of producing same
    Publication number: 20080186117
    Abstract: The actuation microsystem is produced on a flat substrate and comprises a pivoting arm mounted in rotation around a hinge, a stationary contact pad arranged on the substrate, and an end of opening travel stop of the pivoting arm. The end of travel stop comprises a top part, for example a head, arranged above and at a distance from the pivoting arm between an articulation end and a free end of the pivoting arm. The stop comprises a bottom part arranged laterally with respect to the pivoting arm, between the hinge and the stationary contact pad, and formed for example by a foot comprising a support pad formed on the substrate, a pedestal extending the support pad and a support portion of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT Á L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Henry Sibuet, Christel Dieppedale