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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Lintec of America, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Marcio Dias Lima, Richardson, TX (US);
Yang Yang, Richardson, TX (US);
Luis Plata, Richardson, TX (US);
Marilu Guerrero, Richardson, TX (US);
Franklin Le, Richardson, TX (US);
Randy Allen, Richardson, TX (US);
LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A hinge-type actuator device in accordance with the present disclosure may include a first and second paddle, a first and second artificial muscle actuator segment, and a plurality of contacts, where the first and second artificial muscle actuator segments are actuated via the contacts, actuation of the first artificial muscle actuator segment causes the first and second paddle to open the hinge-type actuator, and actuation of the second artificial muscle actuator segment causes the first and second paddle to close the hinge-type actuator.