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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2014
Applicant:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Galloway, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 7/06 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/12 (2006.01); F15B 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 18/06 (2013.01); B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01); B25J 15/12 (2013.01); F15B 15/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanically programmed actuator includes at least one soft actuator body configured to bend, linearly extend, contract, twist, or combinations thereof when actuated without constraint; an activation mechanism (e.g., a fluid pump) configured to actuate the soft actuator body; and at least one sleeve wrapped around part of the soft actuator body and configured to constrain the soft actuator body inside the sleeve when actuated and to cause the soft actuator body to deform where not covered by the sleeve.