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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Ray H. Baughman, Dallas, TX (US);
Von Howard Ebron, Republic, MO (US);
Zhiwei Yang, Richardson, TX (US);
Daniel J. Seyer, Ballwin, MO (US);
Mikhail Kozlov, Dallas, TX (US);
Jiyoung OH, Dallas, TX (US);
Hui Xie, Richardson, TX (US);
Joselito Razal, Wollongong, AU;
John P. Ferraris, Coppell, TX (US);
Alan G. Macdiarmid, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Robin B. Mcconnell, Legal Representative, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Gayle P. Gentile, Legal Representative, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
William Alexander Macaulay, McKinney, TX (US);
Ray H. Baughman, Dallas, TX (US);
Von Howard Ebron, Republic, MO (US);
Zhiwei Yang, Richardson, TX (US);
Daniel J. Seyer, Ballwin, MO (US);
Mikhail Kozlov, Dallas, TX (US);
Jiyoung Oh, Dallas, TX (US);
Hui Xie, Richardson, TX (US);
Joselito Razal, Wollongong, AU;
John P. Ferraris, Coppell, TX (US);
Alan G. MacDiarmid, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Robin B. McConnell, legal representative, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Gayle P. Gentile, legal representative, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
William Alexander Macaulay, McKinney, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Fuel-powered actuators are described wherein actuation is a consequence of electrochemical processes, chemical processes, or combinations thereof. These fuel-powered actuators include artificial muscles and actuators in which actuation is non-mechanical. The actuators range from large actuators to microscopic and nanoscale devices.