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Victor, NY - Feb. 4, 2008 - New Scale Technologies, Inc.
has received its third US patent for its miniature piezoelectric
SQUIGGLE motors, the company announced today. The patent covers New
Scale's SQUIGGLE motor design improvements in three areas:
- Smaller and more robust electrical interconnections using
high-volume flexible printed circuit (FPC) manufacturing processes.
- A simplified low-power electronic drive method using a
digitally-controlled series LC resonant circuit to reduce power
requirements by 50%.
- A highly miniaturized auto focus and optical zoom module that
integrates two SQUIGGLE motors moving two optical lens groups. This
implementation targets mobile phone camera modules, and is also
applicable to other miniature optical devices such as endoscopes.
Patent # 7,309,943 issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on
December 18, 2007 to inventors David Henderson, Robert Culhane,
Conrad Hoffman, and James Guelzow. It is a continuation-in-part of
Henderson's fundamental SQUIGGLE motor patent #6,940,209 issued in
September 2005.
"This latest patent validates the unique features of our SQUIGGLE
motor technology and reflects our continuing commitment to
high-volume manufacturing, ultra-low power operation and maximum
product miniaturization for our customers," stated David Henderson,
New Scale's founder and co-CEO.
About New Scale Technologies
New Scale Technologies (www.newscaletech.com) creates disruptively small
motion systems based on our patented piezoelectric SQUIGGLE® motor, the world’s
smallest linear motor. This ultrasonic motor is smaller, more precise, less
expensive, more robust and more power-efficient than other micro motors. We
create complete motion systems integrating SQUIGGLE motor technology with
supporting electronics (ASICs) developed in partnership with austriamicrosystems (www.austriamicrosystems.com).
New Scale’s micro motors and micro-actuator modules enable design engineers
to create smaller products including mobile phone cameras, electronic locks and
intelligent fasteners, nano-scale fluid control including lab-on-a-chip systems,
medical devices including miniature drug pumps and endoscopes, optics and
imaging systems, automotive modules, lasers, aerospace and defense systems,
cryogenic and MRI-compatible instruments, and consumer electronics including
micro fuel cells.
SQUIGGLE is a registered trademark of New Scale Technologies, Inc.
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