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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/10 (2006.01); F15B 15/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/10 (2013.01); F15B 15/19 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are actuators and methods of making and actuating the same. Such actuators may comprise a body having a cavity, a membrane configured to cooperate with the cavity to form a combustion chamber, an inlet channel in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, an ignitor operable to ignite a combustible gas contained within the combustion chamber, and an outlet channel in fluid communication with the combustion chamber. The membrane may be configured to move in response to a change in pressure within the combustion chamber.