Patents by Inventor Shane T. Todd

Shane T. Todd 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).

  • Microactuator having multiple degrees of freedom
    Patent number: 8148874
    Abstract: A MEMS vertical displacement device for vertically displacing and tilting a vertically displaceable platform. The vertically displaceable platform may be displaced using a plurality of recurve actuators configured to provide vertical displacement without horizontal movement. The vertically displaceable platform may be tilted about two axes to yield tilting that is advantageous in numerous applications. The recurve actuators may be thermal, piezoelectric or formed from other appropriate materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Huikai Xie, Shane T. Todd
  • MICROACTUATOR HAVING MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM
    Publication number: 20090261688
    Abstract: A MEMS vertical displacement device for vertically displacing and tilting a vertically displaceable platform. The vertically displaceable platform may be displaced using a plurality of recurve actuators configured to provide vertical displacement without horizontal movement. The vertically displaceable platform may be tilted about two axes to yield tilting that is advantageous in numerous applications. The recurve actuators may be thermal, piezoelectric or formed from other appropriate materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Huikai Xie, Shane T. Todd