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Patent No.:

US 9147825 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2013
Applicant:

The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno, NV (US);

Inventors:

Kwang J. Kim, Henderson, NV (US);

Seong Jun Kim, Reno, NV (US);

Johnson Wong, Reno, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/09 (2006.01); H01L 41/22 (2013.01); H01L 41/047 (2006.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01); F03G 7/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/047 (2013.01); F03G 7/00 (2013.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01); A61M 25/0158 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0058 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a method of fabricating a multiple degree of freedom actuator with inter-digitated electrodes including molding an electroactive polymer membrane so that a plurality of projections are formed around a cross section of an outer surface of the polymer membrane; depositing a metal electrode layer onto the outer surface of the molded membrane; and removing the plurality of projections on the outer surface on the molded membrane, thereby forming a multiple degree of freedom actuator with a plurality of inter-digitated electrodes. Also provided are actuators as well as devices (such as catheters) including such actuators formed by the disclosed methods of fabricating an actuator with multiple DOF.


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Kim, Kwang. (2015). Methods of fabricating multi-degree of freedom shaped electroactive polymer actuators/sensors for catheters (U.S. Patent No. 9147825). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9147825

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