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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Achim Hilgers, Alsdorf, DE;
Mark Thomas Johnson, Arendonk, BE;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A45D 44/22 (2006.01); A61C 17/022 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01); H01L 41/193 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/042 (2013.01); A45D 44/22 (2013.01); A61C 17/022 (2013.01); A61M 16/0611 (2014.02); A61M 25/0158 (2013.01); H01L 41/0926 (2013.01); H01L 41/193 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0283 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device comprises a plurality of electroactive material actuator units arranged as a linear set. Data for controlling the driving of the individual units is provided on a data line, and data line connections are made between each adjacent pair of electroactive material actuator units. The electroactive material actuator units are controlled in dependence on received data from the data line. This provides a reduced complexity of the wiring when multiple actuators need to be addressed and controlled in small application environments.