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Patent US6781284 - Electroactive polymer transducers and actuators - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe 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/US6781284?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6781284 - Electroactive polymer transducers and actuatorsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6781284 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/620,025Publication dateAug 24, 2004Filing dateJul 20, 2000Priority dateFeb 7, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6940211, US20040232807Publication number09620025, 620025, US 6781284 B1, US 6781284B1, US-B1-6781284, US6781284 B1, US6781284B1InventorsRonald E. Pelrine, Roy D. Kornbluh, Qibing PeiOriginal AssigneeSri InternationalExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (24), Non-Patent Citations (110), Referenced by (115), Classifications (25), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectroactive polymer transducers and actuators
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 cross references 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 Aplication No. 60/037,400 filed Feb. 7, 1997, all of which are incorporated by reference herein.
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