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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 29, 2018
Applicant:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Ming Ting, Katy, TX (US);
Alok Suryavamsee Tayi, Somerville, MA (US);
Bobak Mosadegh, New York, NY (US);
George M. Whitesides, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2006.01); F15B 15/10 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2019.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 37/04 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2013.01); B32B 3/26 (2013.01); B32B 5/028 (2013.01); B32B 7/02 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); F15B 15/103 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 66/0342 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/45 (2013.01); B29C 66/5346 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/712 (2013.01); B29C 66/73921 (2013.01); B32B 37/04 (2013.01); B32B 37/18 (2013.01); B32B 2307/51 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1041 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2495 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24331 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24612 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24942 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24983 (2015.01);
Abstract
A soft robot device includes at least a first thermoplastic layer and a second thermoplastic layer, wherein at least one layer is comprised of an extensible thermoplastic material; at least one layer is an inextensible layer; and at least one layer comprises a pneumatic network, wherein the pneumatic network is configured to be in fluidic contact with a pressurizing source, wherein the first and second thermoplastic layers are thermally bonded to each other.