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Minus K® Technology, Inc. was founded in 1993 to
develop, manufacture and market our state-of-the-art vibration
isolation products based on our patented negative-stiffness-mechanism
technology. Minus K® is based in the Los Angeles area.
Dr.
David L. Platus is President and Founder and is the principal inventor
of the technology. He earned a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Engineering from
UCLA, and a diploma from the Oak Ridge School of (Nuclear) Reactor
Technology. Prior to founding Minus K® Technology he worked in the
nuclear, aerospace and defense industries conducting and directing
analysis and design projects in structural-mechanical systems. He
became an independent consultant in 1988. Dr. Platus holds over 20
patents related to shock and vibration isolation.
The Minus
K® products, currently sold under the trade name Nano-K®, represent an
important enabling technology. By reducing building and floor
vibrations to unprecedented levels these systems enable vibration
sensitive instruments and equipment to perform at unprecedented levels.
They are used in a broad spectrum of applications including
nanotechnology, biological sciences, semiconductors, materials
research, zero-g simulation of spacecraft, and high-end audio. Minus K®
is an OEM supplier to leading manufactures of scanning probe
microscopes, micro-hardness testers and other vibration-sensitive
instruments and equipment. Minus K® customers include private companies
and more than 200 leading universities and government laboratories in 30 countries.
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