Parker-hannifin Corporation

Hooman Mousavi Nazari

Xina Quan

Silmon James Biggs

Junfeng Mei

Mikyong Yoo

Chris A Weaber

Luther Lawford White, Iii

Marcus Rosenthal

Francois Egron

Pat Liptawat

William D Sutherland

Patrick Wu

Marcus A Rosenthal

Pat Lipawat

Luther L Iii White

An apparatus comprising a frame and a pressure sensitive adhesive applied to at least a portion of the frame, where the pressure sensitive adhesive is arranged to bond a pre-strained film to the frame is disclosed. A method of making the apparatus also is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a stretch frame for manufacturing electroactive polymer devices thereon.

Stretch frame for stretching process

A process for producing a patterned deformable polymer film for use in a deformable polymer device is disclosed. The process includes positioning an intermediary layer between a deformable film and a process tooling and printing at least one electrode on the deformable film by depositing an ink to form the at least one electrode on a first surface of the deformable film, wherein the intermediary layer permits release of the deformable film from the process tooling subsequent to the printing process. Films produced by the inventive processes may find use in electroactive polymer devices.

Automated manufacturing processes for producing deformable polymer devices and films

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Dale City, CA, United States of America

Hooman Mousavi Nazari