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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2006
Applicant:
Jonathan R. Heim, Pacifica, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan R. Heim, Pacifica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Artificial Muscle, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices employing electroactive polymer actuators are disclosed. Acrylic dielectric material based actuators are optionally provided in which architectures are presented that allow for improved power output as compared with other known acrylic dielectric material based transducers. Such technology may be applied in motor-driven applications, lightweight flight applications and lighting applications among others.