Patent 7250705 was granted and assigned to Texas Instruments on July, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A torsional hinged resonant device having an improved anchor support for providing inertia drive. The area by the anchors connecting the torsional hinges to the support member are thinned to have a reduced cross section. The reduced or thinned area increases flexibility such that less force is required to generate a desired angular rotation.