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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Lintec of America, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Marcio Dias Lima, Richardson, TX (US);
Sergey Li, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
LINTEC OF AMERICA, Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02J 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); D01F 8/12 (2006.01); D01F 8/18 (2006.01); D02J 1/18 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01); D02G 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D02J 13/001 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01); D01F 8/12 (2013.01); D01F 8/18 (2013.01); D02J 1/18 (2013.01); F03G 7/06 (2013.01); D02G 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and a device for the continuous manufacturing of artificial muscle actuator device fibers are disclosed. The method includes: threading an untwisted fiber along the axis of a tube and inside the tube that includes a heating means to raise the localized temperature of a cross-section of the tube to a predetermined temperature; providing a tension on the untwisted fiber; and twisting the untwisted fiber while the fiber is within the tube.