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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:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Ilya Polyakov, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris A. Weaber, Montara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ilya Polyakov, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris A. Weaber, Montara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bayer MaterialScience AG, Leverkusen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides electroactive polymer transducers configured for surface mode deformation to provide thickness mode actuation. The inventive transducers may find use in various applications, including but not limited to haptic feedback for user interface devices (e.g., key buttons, key pads, touch pads, touch screens, touch plates, touch sensors, etc.), fluid movement and control mechanism such as pumps and valves, breaking and clutch mechanisms, power generation, sensing, etc.