US Patent 7450797 Beam switch structures and methods

Patent 7450797 was granted and assigned to Xerox on November, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Xerox

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

74507970

Date of Patent

November 11, 2008

Patent Application Number

117344190

Date Filed

April 12, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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James P. Hughes

Patent abstract

A substantially straight beam in an unbuckled state is compressed to cause the beam to buckle using an adjustable compressor. The adjustable compressor applies force to one or both ends of the beam and limits compression on the beam to allow the beam to move between a first buckled state and a second buckled state. The first buckled state and the second buckled state comprise substantially equal magnitude and opposite direction buckling movements from the unbuckled state.