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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2024
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Na Li, Richardson, TX (US);
Carter S. Haines, Murphy, TX (US);
Marcio D. Lima, Richardson, TX (US);
Monica Jung Deandrade, Richardson, TX (US);
Shaoli Fang, Richardson, TX (US);
Jiyoung Oh, Richardson, TX (US);
Mikhail E. Kozlov, Dallas, TX (US);
Dongseok Suh, Plano, TX (US);
Ray H. Baughman, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2006.01); D01D 5/00 (2006.01); D01F 6/00 (2006.01); D01H 1/10 (2006.01); D02G 3/02 (2006.01); D02G 3/26 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01); D04C 1/02 (2006.01); H02N 10/00 (2006.01); H02N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2013.01); D01D 5/0007 (2013.01); D01F 6/00 (2013.01); D01H 1/10 (2013.01); D02G 3/02 (2013.01); D02G 3/26 (2013.01); D02G 3/448 (2013.01); D04C 1/02 (2013.01); H02N 10/00 (2013.01); H02N 11/006 (2013.01); D10B 2401/046 (2013.01); D10B 2401/061 (2013.01); D10B 2509/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/249921 (2015.04); Y10T 428/2925 (2015.01);
Abstract
Actuators (artificial muscles) comprising twisted polymer fibers generate actuation when powered thermally. In some embodiments, the thermally-powered polymer fiber actuator can be incorporated into an article, such as a textile or garment.