ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,542, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to microGlass LLC (Castro Valley, Calif.).
"Microelectromechanical actuator on insulating substrate" was invented by John Wasserbauer (Castro Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, system, and method for a microelectromechanical (MEM) device formed on a transparent, insulating substrate. The MEM device may take the form of an electrostatic comb actuator. The fabrication process employs three-dimensional structuring of the substrate to form the actuator combs, biasing elements, and linkages. The combs and other elements of the actuator may be r...