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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Jeffrey Lynn Myers, Madison Township, OH (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Lynn Myers, Madison Township, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 19/04 (2006.01); F15B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for producing mechanical motion is provided. The system includes an actuator having a first end, a second end, and a radially expandable bladder assembly extending therebetween, and a source of pressurized fluid external to said actuator. The bladder assembly further includes an inner cavity. In addition, a substantially fixed-volume reservoir positioned within the cavity is provided, wherein the bladder assembly is configured to expand in a radial direction and contract in an axial direction when a volume of fluid is introduced from the reservoir into the inner cavity.