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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Lintec of America, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
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);
Assignee:
LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2006.01); F16K 31/44 (2006.01); H02N 11/00 (2006.01); H01H 85/04 (2006.01); H01B 1/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2013.01); F16K 31/44 (2013.01); H01H 85/04 (2013.01); H02N 11/006 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5066 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); H01B 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator includes a plurality of artificial muscle fibers and at least one conducting material. The at least one conducting material electrically stimulates the plurality of artificial muscle fibers during activation of the actuator. An actuator device includes at least one artificial muscle fiber and at least one high-strength creep-resistant fiber.