baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2006153799-A (JP)
Title: Angular velocity sensor system and manufacturing method therefor
Inventor: HIRANO KENJI
IPC: G01C19/5762
Filed: 2004-12-01
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure anti-vibration, and resistances to heat, electromagnetism, moisture and foreign matter, by securing mounting of an angular velocity detection element in an angular velocity sensor system mounted so as to support the angular velocity detection element for detecting an angular velocity, having a vibrating body through an adhesive on a package.  <P>SOLUTION: In the angular velocity sensor system S1, mounted so as to support the angular speed detection element 100 for detecting the angular velocity having the vibrating body via the adhesive 300 on the package 400, the foaming adhesive 300 is used as the adhesive 300, and the angular velocity detection element 100 is not only supported on the package 400 by the foaming adhesive 300, but is also sealed so as to be packaged by the foaming adhesive 300. When the foaming adhesive 300 is not foamed, proper high elasticity of the foaming adhesive 300 is received, to properly mount by mounting the angular speed detection element 100; and thereafter, it can be turned to low elasticity by making the foaming adhesive 300 heated and foamed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006129855-A (JP)
Title: Supporting bar for preventing pigeon
Inventor: HIRAIDE HARUHISA
IPC: A01M29/32
Filed: 2004-11-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems in which (1) pigeons settle in veranda, etc. and often stain the veranda by feces and (2) pigeons often stay in places having relatively narrow shapes, e.g. crosspieces, etc., of veranda and (3) although veranda has effect for preventing pigeons by stretching narrow linear materials such as wires to crosspieces, these linear materials become hindrance when hanging the wash out on the crosspieces of the veranda.  <P>SOLUTION: It has an effect on prevention of pigeon from staying on the crosspieces of the veranda to stretch a narrow linear material such as a wire. When the narrow linear material is attached to the crosspieces of veranda, it is required for the narrow linear material to coincide with the width of the crosspieces. The linear material enables right and left adjustment according to the width of crosspieces by utilizing a screw (1) in a part to be attached. The utilization of the screw (1) simplifies the attachment and detachment. When positions of supports for stretching wire, etc., on the crosspiece have wideness having extent in which pigeons stay on the crosspieces, stay of pigeons can not be prevented. Therefore, right and left adjustment is carried out by a screw (2) according to the width of the crosspiece. A place (3) attaching the wire is also arranged.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006160835-A (JP)
Title: Gas hydrate producing system and method for producing the same
Inventor: ARAI TAKASHI
IPC: C10L3/06
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gas hydrate producing system carrying out discharge of the gas hydrate slurry from a reaction vessel stably with the elapse of time.  <P>SOLUTION: The invention relates to the gas hydrate producing system producing the gas hydrate by supplying raw material gas 5 to an upper space 3 in the reaction vessel 1, supplying water 9 to the upper space of the reaction vessel by spraying, and making the raw material gas contact with the sprayed water under a predetermined temperature and pressure to produce the gas hydrate, wherein the system generates a spiral flow of water in the reaction vessel by rotation of a rotating wing 26 locating under water surface in the vessel and collects the gas hydrate 13 floating on the water surface to the center part by the centrifugal force of the spiral flow and extracts slurry of the gas hydrate 13 collected by the spiral flow from a discharging outlet 41 located in the vicinity of the water surface of the center part of the vessel, to the outside of the reaction vessel.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006163999-A (JP)
Title: Image processing system, printer, and image processing method
Inventor: AKIYAMA TAKEYA
IPC: G06T1/20
Filed: 2004-12-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accelerate the whole image processing by shortening the time required for data transfer between processors when a sequence of a plurality of image processing is applied sequentially by a plurality of processors.  <P>SOLUTION: An IC chip (for example, an ASIC1) comprises a first processor (for example, a color conversion CPU 11) performing first image processing, a second processor (for example, HTCPUs 21 to 24) performing second image processing, and an internal memory 25. The first processor performs the first image processing on image data at each designated volume unit, and stores the image data applied by the first image processing in the internal memory. The second processor reads out the image data stored in the internal memory, and applies the second image processing on the image data.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006164898-A (JP)
Title: Control method for fuel cell system
Inventor: OMA ATSUSHI
IPC: H01M8/04
Filed: 2004-12-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve fuel economy by storing a mixed gas including an inert gas discharged from a fuel cell and supplying the same to the fuel cell again.  <P>SOLUTION: The fuel cell 1 comprises: a gas circulating system 5 for circulating a mixed gas discharged from a fuel electrode to a supply passage after a power generating reaction of the fuel cell; a gas storage means 6 for storing the mixed gas discharged from the fuel cell; a load detecting means 29 for detecting the load of the fuel cell; and a gas concentration measuring means 27 that detects or estimates the concentration of an inert gas contained in the mixed gas of the gas circulating system 5 discharged from the fuel cell. If the concentration of the inert gas contained in the mixed gas of the gas circulating system 5 is higher than a specified value set in accordance with the load of the fuel cell, the mixed gas of the gas circulating system 5 is stored in the gas storage means 6. If the concentration is lower than the specified value, the mixed gas discharged from the fuel cell is supplied to the fuel cell again through the gas circulating system 5.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006172780-A (JP)
Title: Battery, and manufacturing method of the battery
Inventor: HAMADA SHINJI
IPC: H01M10/30
Filed: 2004-12-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery and its manufacturing method wherein low cost is enabled, while securing connection reliability between a current collecting plate and a power generating element.  <P>SOLUTION: A sealed-type battery 100 is provided with the power generating element 120, in which a positive electrode plate 121 and a negative electrode plate 123 are laminated alternately via a separator 125, and a current-collecting sealing member 115, in which the end part 123rt of a negative electrode reed part 123r out of the negative electrode plate 123 is respectively jointed. Then, in the sealed type battery 100, the end part 123rt of the respective negative electrode reed parts 123r is inserted into a recessed groove 119m of the current-collecting sealing member 115 having the recessed groove 119m corresponding to these, a part having the recessed groove 119m of the current-collecting sealing member 115 is made to be fused, and the end part 123rt of the negative electrode reed part 123r is jointed to the current-collecting sealing member 115.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006168141-A (JP)
Title: Inkjet recording head and manufacturing method therefor
Inventor: FUJII KENJI
IPC: B41J2/05
Filed: 2004-12-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inkjet recording head which permits simultaneous formation of a filter capable of preventing refuse, foreign matter or the like from intruding into nozzles or the like at the same time as an ink supply section, is inexpensive and provides a good yield, and a manufacturing method therefor.  <P>SOLUTION: A filter composed of an etching resistant mask and a protective film to protect the etching resistant mask provided on the reverse side of a silicon substrate is formed at the same time as the etching when the ink supply section is formed in a silicon substrate by anisotropic etching to prevent refuse or foreign matter from intruding into ink discharge openings.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006173007-A (JP)
Title: Electron emission element, electron emission device, and display device
Inventor: KITAHARA YOSHIYUKI
IPC: H01J31/12
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electron emission element, an electron emission device, and a display device capable of widening a spot-width of electron beam and enhancing the luminance of display.  <P>SOLUTION: The electron emitting element has a circular anode 21 and a circular ring-shaped cathode 22. The cathode 22 is formed around the anode 21 via a gap G. In the case of emitting an electron beam from the electron-emitting element 16, a voltage exceeding a threshold voltage is impressed in between the anode 21 and the cathode 22 via an X-wiring 31 and a Y-wiring 32, and an anode voltage is impressed on a front substrate and the anode. By the above, electron jumps across the gap G from the circular ring-shaped cathode 22 toward the circular anode 21, accelerated toward the front substrate by the anode voltage, and the electron beam is irradiated on a phosphor layer.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006174882-A (JP)
Title: Air sending device
Inventor: SANO DAISUKE
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2004-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air sending device capable of sending air into an abdominal cavity and the inside of a lumen and switching an air sending control method of the air into the lumen by automatically judging a tubular path through which air is sent into the lumen.  <P>SOLUTION: The air sending device has a supply source for supplying predetermined gas, a first tubular path for supplying the predetermined gas into the abdominal cavity, a second tubular path for supplying the predetermined gas into the lumen, an electropneumatic proportional valve 93 controlling the pressure of the gas supplied into the inside of the abdominal cavity from the supply source through the first tubular path, a first solenoid valve 94A, an electropneumatic proportional valve 93 controlling the pressure of the gas supplied into the lumen cavity from the supply source through the second tubular path, a second solenoid valve 94B, a judging section 102 capable of selecting an air sending mode using a forceps channel tube 45b and an air sending mode using an air sending channel tube 36d, and a control section 98 controlling the electropneumatic proportional valve 93 and the second solenoid valve 94B based on the air sending mode selected by the judging section 102.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006177003-A (JP)
Title: Snow-melting agent spreader
Inventor: UENO TOSHIHIRO
IPC: E01H10/00
Filed: 2004-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive snow-melting agent spreader which enables a snow-melting agent to be properly sprayed by a single operator.  <P>SOLUTION: The snow-melting agent spreader 1 which can be placed with a separate generator 7 on a loading platform 6a of a truck 6 comprises: a hopper 2 into which the snow-melting agent is charged; a screw 3 for feeding the snow-melting agent which is horizontally provided below the hopper 2; and a dispersion part 5 which is provided in a suspended manner toward the ground E on the downstream-end side of the screw 3. The dispersion part 5 is provided with a blade 17 which is rotated by a motor 15 so as to disperse the snow-melting agent.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006179309-A (JP)
Title: Connector
Inventor: HIGASHIDE KOJI
IPC: H01R13/71
Filed: 2004-12-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector without giving an uneasy feeling to a user.  <P>SOLUTION: In a plug blade 31 of a male connector 1, a distance from the opening surface of a plug blade insertion hole 41 of a position first contacting the plug blade 31 inserted into the plug blade insertion hole 41 in a blade rest 7 is set larger than a projecting dimension with respect to an insertion part 51 of a position first contacting the blade rest 7 in insertion into the plug blade insertion hole 41 of a female connector 2. Since the plug blade 31 does not contact with the blade rest 7 until it is concealed inside the plug blade insertion hole 41, an uneasy feeling is never given to a user.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006184242-A (JP)
Title: Electric leak checker
Inventor: TOYAMA HIROYUKI
IPC: G01R29/16
Filed: 2004-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric leak checker capable of reducing the cost and the outer shape dimension of a case by reducing the number of switches by one, and preventing failure of power input by switching of sensitivity current which turns the power source ON.  <P>SOLUTION: The electric leak checker 1 comprises a zero phase transformer 3 detecting leak current carried to a cable way 2, an electric leak determination circuit 5 determining electric leak in a case that the output current of the transformer 3 exceeds a regulated value; a transistor 6 which is on by an output signal of the circuit 5; and an electric leak indicator 7 carrying current by ON of the transistor 6 to perform a display, and a DC power source 8 for driving the circuit 5 and the indicator 7. The ON/OFF of the DC power source 8 and the sensitivity of leak current to be detected by the transformer 3 are switched by one change-over switch 10, and the sensitivity of leak current is increased stepwise by successive switching from the OFF position.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006185877-A (JP)
Title: Fuel cell system and starting method of fuel cell system
Inventor: MIYATA KOICHIRO
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2004-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel cell system capable of appropriately starting by conducting low temperature starting control when the possibility of freezing in a part of the system is present even if a system temperature at starting is higher than a freezing point.  <P>SOLUTION: The fuel cell system 1A is equipped with a fuel cell 2, a temperature sensor 14 detecting the temperature of anode off-gas during stop, a freezing determination part 53 determining whether the temperature of the fuel cell system 1A has reached even at least one time the freezing point or lower or not during starting based on the temperature of the anode off-gas, and an ice run determination part 52 starting the fuel cell system 1A by the low temperature starting control when the determination result in the freezing determination part 53 at starting has showed that the temperature reached the freezing point or lower at least one time.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006183980-A (JP)
Title: Variable constant temperature testing device
Inventor: TOBAYAMA HIROKI
IPC: F25B1/00
Filed: 2004-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress pulsation of refrigerant which is caused at the time of cycle switching.  <P>SOLUTION: A high temperature-side refrigerant circuit 20 is connected to a low temperature-side refrigerant circuit 30 through a cascade heat exchanger 40. The low temperature-side circuit 30 comprises a low temperature-side condenser 32 connected in parallel to the cascade heat exchanger 40. The refrigerant of the low temperature-side refrigerant circuit 30 is condensed in a low-temperature side condenser 32 in single-stage refrigerating cycle, and condensed in the cascade heat exchanger 40 in secondary refrigerating cycle. A liquid storage 33 which absorbs the pulsation of refrigerant caused by pressure fluctuation in cycle switching is provided on the upstream of low temperature-side expansion valves 34a and 34b.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006189063-A (JP)
Title: Pipe holder, piping structure, and piping method
Inventor: KOKUBO KAZUNORI
IPC: F16L3/10
Filed: 2004-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pipe holder capable of improving efficiency in piping repair work.  <P>SOLUTION: The pipe holder 20 is structured of a base member 21A to be fixed to a concrete wall or the like and provided with an insert recessed part 22, into which a pipe 2 is to be inserted, and a cover member 21B to be fitted in the insert recessed part 22 to cover the recessed part 22. The base member 21A is provided with sufficient thickness in both sides of the insert recessed part 22, and while the whole is structured of a low-foaming resin. A nailing part 24, in which other members can be fixed by nailing, is provided in both sides of the insert recessed part 22. The cover member 21B is provided with a protector plate 28 formed from a steel plate to protect the held pipe 12 when fixing the member to the nailing part 24 by nailing.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006189978-A (JP)
Title: System, server, method and program for information retrieval
Inventor: TAZAWA TOMOSHI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2004-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for information retrieval for use in a mobile phone terminal that can remarkably improve user's convenience in pursuit of convenience for achieving comprehensive retrieval.  <P>SOLUTION: The server for information retrieval in the system has such a function of reservation retrieval as to register retrieval conditions that are input by the mobile phone terminal, and to notify the fact to the mobile phone terminal when new retrieval results are found with respect to the retrieval conditions which are matched or resembled with the retrieval conditions registered therein.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005524272-A (JP)
IPC: H04B1/02
Filed: 2003-04-25
Abstract: A wireless communication device (WCD) performs DC removal on a received signal using a coarse DC removal unit that removes relatively large DC components and a fine DC removal loop that removes residual DC components. The coarse DC removal unit can be implemented in a receiver, and the fine DC removal loop can be implemented in a modem. In addition, a coarse DC estimation loop implemented on the modem may be coupled to the coarse DC removal unit to update DC offset values stored in the DC removal unit. By storing coarse DC offset values locally on the receiver, DC removal can be achieved very quickly.
Patent JP-2005533018-A (JP)
Title: ベータ−ラクタマーゼ阻害剤としてのヘテロトリサイクリル−６−アルキリデン−ペネム
IPC: A61P31/04
Filed: 2003-04-30
Abstract: 本発明は、式Ｉで示される化合物、医薬粗製物、および細菌感染症または疾患の治療を必要とする患者におけるその治療のためのその使用を提供する。     【化１】
Patent JP-2005524553-A (JP)
Title: インサートモールド成型剃刀カートリッジ
IPC: B29C45/00
Filed: 2003-05-02
Abstract: インサート成型によって剃刀カートリッジを製造する方法が提供される。一つの方法においては、支持される刃（１８、３４）の支持部分が、コア部材（１０４）によって画成される細長い刃スロット内に装着され、コア部材（１０４）は成型キャビティの一部を画成するように構成されている。他の方法においては、弾性領域（４４）が刃ハウジング(１６)に設けられ、あるいは完成品における各刃の端部に隣接する樹脂の柔軟領域（Ｆ）が予見される。さらに、それによって樹脂流れの実質的な部分が刃の端部を通り過ぎるようにゲート（１２６）が配置される方法が提供される。
Patent JP-2005529339-A (JP)
Title: 飛行パラメータ測定システム
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2003-06-06
Abstract: 携帯可能な飛行パラメータ測定システムは、例えば、ボールのような、動いている対象物の表面を追跡するスタンドアローン式のスマートカメラであり、速さ、軌道、スピン軸、およびその軸についてのスピン率を決定する。測定システムは、衝撃の際にボールに与えられるスピンの量、およびスピンの方向によって主に決定される飛行中のボールの進路を分析することに特に適している。測定システムは、所望の結果を得るようユーザ、例えば、ゴルファーに対してスイングを変更するための重要なフィードバックを供給する。測定システムは、不精度マーク、クラブによって作られる傷のような表面欠陥、ディンプルまたはこれら全て３つの組み合わせを、ボール飛行特性を決定するために必要な唯一の特徴として利用する。
Patent JP-2005520459-A (JP)
Title: テキスト音声変換システムを備える携帯電話に使用される半導体チップ、携帯電話から聴覚的に通知またはテキストメッセージを表示する方法、及び携帯電話
IPC: H04M1/7243
Filed: 2003-06-12
Abstract: 【課題】音楽の再生、インターネットへの接続、ゲームを行うこと、等の付加的な機能を備えた携帯電話において、それらの機能の一つが使用されているときに、着信中の電話があること、または、テキストメッセージを受け取ったこと、を知らせる指示手段または通知にユーザーが気付かないことを防止すること。 【解決手段】半導体チップ及びテキスト音声変換（ＴＴＳ）システムを備える携帯電話から聴覚的に通知またはテキストメッセージを表示する方法に関し、それら半導体チップ及び方法は、前記通知または前記テキストメッセージを表示することの優先度を選択することと、前記通知または前記テキストメッセージを受けることと、前記ＴＴＳシステムへ前記通知または前記テキストメッセージを供給することと、前記通知または前記テキストメッセージを聴覚的に表示することを含む。
Patent JP-2005537932-A (JP)
IPC: B21C51/00
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for correcting the thickness of a metal strip during rolling comprising a roll stand with adjusting elements to regulate the thickness of the strip and at least one take-up coiler. The object to provide a method and a device to correct the thickness of a metal strip during rolling using a roll stand which ensures the production of rolled strip with a reduced thickness tolerance is solved according to method by the fact that an average strip thickness of a strip section is determined from at least one strip length measurement and the measurement of the dedicated rotation of the take-up coiler and the adjusting elements of the roll stand are controlled at least depending on the average strip thickness of the strip section. With the method according to the invention the adjusting elements can be controlled almost independently of the ambient conditions of the roll stand so that the thickness tolerances of the rolled strip can be effectively reduced.
Patent JP-2005536549-A (JP)
Title: ムスカリン性アゴニスト
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 2003-08-12
Abstract: 本発明は、結晶性ビフェニル−4−カルボン酸（R）−（6−（1−（（4−フルオロベンジル）メチルアミノ）エチリデンアミノ）−2（R）−ヒドロキシインダン−1−イル）アミド半水和物、その組成物、その使用方法、その製造方法、およびその中間体の作製方法を提供する。
Patent JP-2005536398-A (JP)
IPC: B60H1/22
Filed: 2003-08-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanging system (1) for an air conditioning installation of a vehicle, comprising a heating/cooling circuit (32). Said system comprises a first heat exchanger (2) which can be acted upon by a coolant (K1) on the primary side, and a second heat exchanger (4) which can be acted upon by a coolant (K2) on the primary side, said heat exchangers being mounted on the secondary side in an air flow channel (6). The second heat exchanger (4) is divided into two partial elements (4a, 4b) and the first heat exchanger (2) is mounted, in the air flow direction (R), between the two partial elements (4a, 4b).
Patent JP-2005538444-A (JP)
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2003-08-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing power consumption of consumer electronic devices that run on a battery or an accumulator, particularly portable applications such as mobile phones, laptops or MPEG players or recorders. They consist essentially of a host and a storage medium like a disk or means for receiving a storage medium like a disk drive that are coupled with an interface. Power management is very important because long battery life enhances user convenience. The invention determines whether it is more efficient either to leave the disk drive in the idle mode or to switch the drive to standby until the next data request appears. The disk drive is entered into the most efficient power mode. The time until the next request is determined by the host.
Patent JP-2005538159-A (JP)
Title: 液体エアロゾル製剤、エアロゾル発生装置およびエアロゾル発生方法
IPC: A61P25/24
Filed: 2003-09-04
Abstract: エアロゾルを発生させるための液体エアロゾル製剤は少なくとも一つの高揮発性キャリヤーおよび第二の成分を含む。いくつかの実施態様では、液体エアロゾル製剤には噴霧剤がまったく含まれない。エアロゾル発生装置は、空気と混合してエアロゾルを発生させる蒸気に液体を変換するために加熱された流体通路中に液体エアロゾル製剤を流すことによって、エアロゾルを発生させる。いくつかの実施態様では、エアロゾルの粒子は本質的に第二の成分からなる。エアロゾル発生装置はハンドヘルド吸入器に組み込むことができる。吸入器を用いて肺の目標部分にエアロゾルを供給することができる。
Patent JP-2005539171-A (JP)
Title: 多方向タービンシムシール
IPC: F02C7/28
Filed: 2003-07-31
Abstract: タービンコンポーネント（１２）の開口または１またはそれ以上のタービンコンポーネント（１２）間の開口を漏れ止めするタービンシール封鎖機構。タービンシール（１０）は、縦方向軸（２６）がタービンの軸方向を横切る主体部分（１４）を有するが、この主体部分はその部分をタービンコンポーネント（１２）の表面（１６）に漏れ止めするための少なくとも１つのアーム（２２、２４、３６、４２、４４、４６）を備え、このアームはタービンコンポーネント（１２）の凹部（２０）に嵌合する形状である。タービンシール（１０）はまた、該タービンシールを別のタービン表面（１６）に漏れ止めするために、アーム（４２、４４、４６）が固着された第１の側部とは反対の主体部分（１４）の側部に結合された１またはそれ以上のアーム（４２、４４、４６）を有する。
Patent JP-2006502788-A (JP)
IPC: A61F2/06
Filed: 2003-10-03
Abstract: A medical device is disclosed which may include the use of nanopaper. The medical device may be provided in the form of a balloon catheter wherein the nanopaper is mounted about an electrode and into which an electrically conductive solution is dispersed. An elastomeric sheath may then be provided about the nanopaper. Actuation of the electrode may cause generation of microbubbles causing the nanopaper to expand.