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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Alberto Piqué, Crofton, MD (US);
Scott a Mathews, Takoma Park, MD (US);
Andrew J. Birnbaum, Washington, DC (US);
Nicholas A. Charipar, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
Alberto Piqué, Crofton, MD (US);
Scott A Mathews, Takoma Park, MD (US);
Andrew J. Birnbaum, Washington, DC (US);
Nicholas A. Charipar, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/00 (2006.01); C08J 7/18 (2006.01); G21H 5/00 (2006.01); B21D 26/14 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23K 26/18 (2006.01); B23K 26/38 (2014.01); B23K 26/40 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/14 (2013.01); B23K 26/0093 (2013.01); B23K 26/18 (2013.01); B23K 26/38 (2013.01); B23K 26/4065 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of: depositing an actuating material onto a bendable component; and applying heat or an electromagnetic force to the actuating material, such that the volume of the actuating material changes, causing the component to bend.