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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2016
Applicant:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Galloway, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0023 (2013.01); B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 15/12 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); F15B 15/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator includes at least one actuator body and a sleeve covering a portion of the actuator body. The actuator body comprises a first material, and the sleeve comprises a second material that is more rigid than the first material. The sleeve constrains bending of the actuator body where the sleeve covers the actuator body.