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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Applicant:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventor:
Kevin C. Galloway, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/12 (2006.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/10 (2013.01); B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01); B25J 15/10 (2013.01); B25J 15/12 (2013.01); F15B 15/103 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
A soft composite actuator is described, including a first elastomeric layer; a strain limiting layer; and a first radially constraining layer, wherein the first elastomeric layer is disposed between the first radially constraining layer and the strain limiting layer; and the elastomeric layer, the strain limiting layer, and the radially constraining layer are bonded together to form at least one bladder for holding pressurized fluid. Methods of using and making of the soft composite actuator are described.