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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2023
Applicants:
Weijia Tao, Mesa, AZ (US);
Wenlong Zhang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Zhi Qiao, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/10 (2006.01); F15B 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/10 (2013.01); F15B 15/1423 (2013.01); F15B 2215/305 (2013.01);
Abstract
Elastomeric actuators and methods of making the same are provided herein. In some examples, an actuator includes a body comprising a plurality of pairs of frustums, wherein the body is configured to receive a fluid to extend the actuator and to remove the fluid to contract the actuator. In some examples, each pair of frustums includes two thin frustum shells sharing a common base circle diameter.