Controllable coupling force

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8760037
APP PUB NO 20100084945A1
SERIAL NO

12517261

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Apparatus for coupling a piezoelectric motor to a moveable body, the motor having a coupling surface for coupling to the moveable body, the apparatus comprising: at least one elastic element that provides at least a portion of a coupling force for pressing the coupling surface of the piezoelectric motor to the moveable body; and at least one shape memory component that is controllable to change shape and/or phase; wherein the at least a portion of the coupling force provided by an elastic element of the at least one elastic element changes responsive to changes in shape and/or phase of the at least one memory component.

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NANOMOTION LTDYOKNEAM

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Entis, Allan C Tel Aviv, IL 13 224
Eshed, Gal Nesher, IL 8 81
Karasikov, Nir Haifa, IL 36 519

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