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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Gregory Scott Fischer, Boston, MA (US);
Paulo Alberto Carvalho, Worcester, MA (US);
Zhanyue Zhao, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Christopher Julius Nycz, Wallkill, NY (US);
Gregory Scott Fischer, Boston, MA (US);
Paulo Alberto Carvalho, Worcester, MA (US);
Zhanyue Zhao, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Christopher Julius Nycz, Wallkill, NY (US);
Abstract
An actuator () powered by photonic energy comprises a rotor including a material () which deforms from a first underformed state when exposed to electromagnetic radiation to a second deformed state and begins to return to the first state when the electromagnetic radiation is removed. A stationary element () is affixed to the rotor. A moving element () engaging the stator at least when the rotor is in the second deformed state. Deformation of the deformable material in response to applied electromagnetic radiation is transmitted by the stator to the moving element by friction between the stationary element and the moving element for causing motion of the moving element.
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