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Patent US6376971 - Electroactive polymer electrodes - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention relates to electroactive polymers that are pre-strained to improve conversion from electrical to mechanical energy. When a voltage is applied to electrodes contacting a pre-strained polymer, the polymer deflects. This deflection may be used to do mechanical work. The pre-strain...http://www.google.com/patents/US6376971?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6376971 - Electroactive polymer electrodesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6376971 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/619,843Publication dateApr 23, 2002Filing dateJul 20, 2000Priority dateFeb 7, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6583533, US20020050769Publication number09619843, 619843, US 6376971 B1, US 6376971B1, US-B1-6376971, US6376971 B1, US6376971B1InventorsRonald E. Pelrine, Roy D. Kornbluh, Qibing Pei, Jose P. JosephOriginal AssigneeSri InternationalExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (13), Referenced by (404), Classifications (48), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectroactive polymer electrodes
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/144,556 filed Jul. 20, 1999, naming R. E. Pelrine et al. as inventors, and titled “High-speed Electrically Actuated Polymers and Method of Use”, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes; it also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/153,329 filed Sep. 10, 1999, naming R. E. Pelrine et al. as inventors, and titled “Electrostrictive Polymers As Microactuators”, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes; it also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/161,325 filed Oct. 25, 1999, naming R. E. Pelrine et al. as inventors, and titled “Artificial Muscle Microactuators”, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes; it also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/181,404 filed Feb. 9, 2000, naming R. D. Kornbluh et al. as inventors, and titled “Field Actuated Elastomeric Polymers”, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes; it also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/187,809 filed Mar. 8, 2000, naming R. E. Pelrine et al. as inventors, and titled “Polymer Actuators and Materials”, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes; and it also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/192,237 filed Mar. 27, 2000, naming R. D. Kornbluh et al. as inventors, and titled “Polymer Actuators and Materials II”, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes; this application is also a continuation in part of co-pending U.S. Patent Application entitled “Elastomeric Dielectric Polymer Film Sonic Actuator” naming R. E. Pelrine et al. as inventors, filed on Jul. 19, 1999 (U.S. application Ser. No. 09/356,801), which claims priority from PCT/US98/02311 filed Feb. 2, 1998, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Number 60/037,400 filed Feb. 7, 1997, all of which are incorporated by reference herein.
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