Patent ID: 7742220

Claim:
An electromechanical device comprising: a substrate; a partially transparent or translucent and partially reflective electrode disposed over the substrate; at least one aperture in the electrode extending at least partially through the electrode and having a boundary; a reflective element comprising at least one stop member, wherein the electrode is disposed between the reflective element and the substrate, and wherein the at least one stop member extends toward one of the at least one aperture in the electrode; an electrically nonconductive surface within the aperture or on a portion of the boundary; and a support structure separating the reflective element from the electrode; wherein the reflective element is configured to be movable between a first position and a second position, the stop member spaced from the electrically nonconductive surface when the reflective element is in the first position, and a portion of the stop member in contact with the electrically nonconductive surface when the reflective element is in the second position to stop the reflective element from contacting the electrically nonconductive surface except at the stop member portion of the reflective element and to electrically isolate the reflective element from the electrode when the reflective element is in the second position.