Patents by Inventor Thomas Michael Perazzo

Thomas Michael Perazzo 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).

  • Apparatus and method for visually identifying micro-forces with a palette of cantilever array blocks
    Patent number: 7105358
    Abstract: An apparatus to measure micro-forces includes a cantilever palette with a set of cantilever array blocks. Each cantilever array block includes a set of cantilevers, with each cantilever including a set of cantilever fingers surrounded by a frame with frame fingers. The cantilever fingers and the frame fingers form a diffraction grating. Each cantilever array block is configured to be responsive to a predetermined micro-force, such that cantilevers of the cantilever array block deflect in the presence of the predetermined micro-force, which causes the diffraction grating to diffract light and thereby provide a visual indication of the presence of the predetermined micro-force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Arunaya Majumdar, Thomas Michael Perazzo, Minyao Mao, Ohmyoung Kwon, Yang Zhao, Guanghua Wu
  • Apparatus and method for visually identifying micro-forces with a palette of cantilever array blocks
    Publication number: 20020102743
    Abstract: An apparatus to measure micro-forces includes a cantilever palette with a set of cantilever array blocks. Each cantilever array block includes a set of cantilevers, with each cantilever including a set of cantilever fingers surrounded by a frame with frame fingers. The cantilever fingers and the frame fingers form a diffraction grating. Each cantilever array block is configured to be responsive to a predetermined micro-force, such that cantilevers of the cantilever array block deflect in the presence of the predetermined micro-force, which causes the diffraction grating to diffract light and thereby provide a visual indication of the presence of the predetermined micro-force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Arunaya Majumdar, Thomas Michael Perazzo, Minyao Mao, Ohmyoung Kwon, Yang Zhao, Guanghua Wu