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Patent No.:

US 12473896 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2024

Thermally-powered polymer fiber actuators and articles including same

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);

Attorneys:

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Ross Spencer Garsson

Primary Examiner:

Hoang M Nguyen

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Li, Na. (2025). Thermally-powered polymer fiber actuators and articles including same (U.S. Patent No. 12473896). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12473896

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