Patent ID: 7723812
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: B81B,B81C,B82Y

Abstract:
1. A micromechanical device assembly, comprising: one or more walls that form a processing region; a storage surface that is disposed within the processing region; a first contact surface disposed within the processing region; a moveable component disposed within the processing region and having a second contact surface, wherein the second contact surface interacts with the first contact surface during device operation; and a first lubricant layer disposed on the storage surface, and a second lubricant layer disposed on the first and second contact surfaces, wherein the first lubricant layer and the second lubricant layer are different in molecular composition, wherein the first lubricant layer includes a plurality of lubricant molecules that form a stronger bond to the first and second contact surfaces relative to the storage surface and, during device operation, migrate away from the storage surface toward the first and second contact surfaces to be deposited onto the first and second contact surfaces.