PIEZOELECTRIC BIMORPH ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF

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EP 1 831 936 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	04.06.2014 Bulletin 2014/23

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	26.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/13

(21)	Application number: 05854138.4

(22)	Date of filing: 15.12.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01L 41/053^(2006.01)

H01L 41/09^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/045363

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/071545 (06.07.2006 Gazette 2006/27)

(54)	PIEZOELECTRIC BIMORPH ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF PIEZOELEKTRISCHER BIMORPH-AKTOR UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG ACTIONNEUR A ELEMENT BIMORPHE PIEZOELECTRIQUE ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

23.12.2004 US 638559 P
28.10.2005 US 262004

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	12.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/37

(73)	Proprietor: Fairchild Industrial Products Company
	Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Askew, Andy R. Pfafftown, NC 27040 (US) Lyon, Gregory S. Mamaroneck, NY 10543 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grey, Ian Michael
	Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD London EC1A 4HD (GB)

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