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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Embr Labs Ip Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew J. Smith, Somerville, MA (US);
Kristen Warren, Cambridge, MA (US);
Xuchen He, Malden, MA (US);
Raja Rajcic, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
EMBR Labs IP LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 23/004 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0228 (2013.01); A61H 2201/16 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5082 (2013.01); A61H 2230/06 (2013.01); A61H 2230/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments related to a haptic actuator for transmitting heat and/or mechanical vibrations to an adjacent surface are disclosed. The haptic actuator may include a heating membrane, one or more supports, and a body. The one or more supports may extend between the body and the heating membrane to physically separate the heating membrane from the body.