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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2010
Roy D. Kornbluh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ronald E. Pelrine, Longmont, CO (US);
Qibing Pei, Calabasas, CA (US);
Joseph S. Eckerle, Woodside, CA (US);
Roy D. Kornbluh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ronald E. Pelrine, Longmont, CO (US);
Qibing Pei, Calabasas, CA (US);
Joseph S. Eckerle, Woodside, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to animated devices that include one or more electroactive polymer transducers. When actuated by electrical energy, an electroactive polymer produces mechanical deflection in one or more directions. This deflection may be used to produce motion of a feature included in an animated device. Electroactive polymer transducers offer customizable shapes and deflections. Combining different ways to configure and constrain a polymer, different ways to arrange active areas on a single polymer, different animated device designs, and different polymer orientations, permits a broad range of animated devices that use an electroactive polymer transducer to produce motion. These animated devices find use in a wide range of animated device applications.