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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Robert M. Keolian, State College, PA (US);
John W. Wuthrich, Albany, NY (US);
Kevin J. Bastyr, Someville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Keolian, State College, PA (US);
John W. Wuthrich, Albany, NY (US);
Kevin J. Bastyr, Someville, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electroactive transducer converts between acoustical power and electrical power. The transducer includes a diaphragm and a perimeter member. The perimeter member includes at least one electroactive element and is mechanically coupled to the perimeter of the diaphragm such that displacement of the diaphragm stresses the electroactive element.