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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne (Epfl), Lausanne, CH;
Inventors:
Nadine Besse, Neuchâtel, CH;
Juan Josë Zarate, Neuchâtel, CH;
Samuel Rosset, Chaumont, CH;
Herbert Shea, Cormondréche, CH;
Assignee:
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL), Lausanne, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 99/0038 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); F16K 99/0015 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator device including a plurality of transducer actuators, and a common pneumatic actuation mechanism for shaping the plurality of transducer actuators, wherein each actuator of the plurality of transducer actuators includes a shape memory polymer membrane, an integrated stretchable heater, and a pressure interface to the common pneumatic actuation mechanism.