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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:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Farshid Alambeigi, Austin, TX (US);
Uksang Yoo, Cortland, NY (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 18/02 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); F15B 15/08 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); B29C 39/10 (2006.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/007 (2013.01); B25J 18/02 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); F15B 15/08 (2013.01); A61M 25/0155 (2013.01); B25J 9/14 (2013.01); B29C 39/10 (2013.01); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/748 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
An elastomer robot comprises a flexible internal structure comprising a first flexible material, wherein the internal structure is tunable, and a flexible external structure comprising a second flexible material, attached to the internal structure, including an aperture configured to accept a fluid, wherein the external structure is tunable. Methods of use and production are also disclosed.