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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2023
Applicant:
U.s. Army Devcom Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD (US);
Inventors:
Nathan S. Lazarus, Bear, DE (US);
Gabriel L. Smith, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Adam A. Wilson, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Unied States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/40 (2014.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/40 (2013.01); B23K 2103/50 (2018.08);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for using a laser to form and release an element of an actuator. The method comprising forming an actuator from sheet stock using a laser, where the actuator is three dimensional; releasing an element of the actuator from the sheet stock using the laser; and moving the released part relative to the sheet stock using laser ablation propulsion.