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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Soft Robotics, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Aaron Lessing, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ryan Richard Knopf, Cambridge, MA (US);
Noel McLellan, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Soft Robotics Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/12 (2006.01); F15B 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B25J 15/10 (2013.01); B25J 15/12 (2013.01); F15B 15/103 (2013.01); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A soft robotic actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes a first portion with a substantially constant profile and a second portion with a regularly varying profile, and bends in a pressure-dependent fashion as the internal pressure within the actuator is increased or decreased.