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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Parker-hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Silmon James Biggs, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Roger N. Hitchcock, San Leandro, CA (US);
Trao Bach Ly, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/047 (2006.01); H01L 41/083 (2006.01); H01L 41/193 (2006.01); H01L 41/27 (2013.01); H01L 41/053 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); H04R 19/04 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/0472 (2013.01); B32B 37/18 (2013.01); B32B 38/0012 (2013.01); H01L 41/0475 (2013.01); H01L 41/053 (2013.01); H01L 41/0533 (2013.01); H01L 41/0836 (2013.01); H01L 41/193 (2013.01); H01L 41/27 (2013.01); H04R 19/04 (2013.01); H04R 31/00 (2013.01); B32B 37/144 (2013.01); B32B 38/10 (2013.01); B32B 2307/202 (2013.01); B32B 2307/204 (2013.01); B32B 2457/00 (2013.01); H04R 2307/025 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4913 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49146 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1043 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a substrate, a dielectric elastomer transducer electrically coupled to the substrate, and a compliant electrically conductive housing coupled to the dielectric elastomer transducer. A portion of the compliant electrically conductive housing projects through an opening defined in a housing. A method is disclosed for making the apparatus.