US Patent Issued to CALIENT.AI on June 2 for "MEMS tensioning structure comprising a zig-zag or sine-wave pattern and method of manufacture" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,645,066, issued on June 2, was assigned to CALIENT.AI INC. (Goleta, Calif.).

"MEMS tensioning structure comprising a zig-zag or sine-wave pattern and method of manufacture" was invented by Andrew Hocking (Ithaca, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microelectromechanical (MEM) device may comprise a first stage comprising a first stage reflective surface; a first frame pivotally coupled to the first stage; a second frame coupled to the first frame; and one or more of: second frame flexures positioned on the first frame and the second frame, or first stage flexures positioned on the first stage; and a tensioning structure. The tensioning ...