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Patent US7537197 - Electroactive polymer devices for controlling fluid flow - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe invention describes devices for controlling fluid flow, such as valves. The devices may include one or more electroactive polymer transducers with an electroactive polymer that deflects in response to an application of an electric field. The electroactive polymer may be in contact with a fluid where...http://www.google.com/patents/US7537197?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7537197 - Electroactive polymer devices for controlling fluid flowAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7537197 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/829,920Publication dateMay 26, 2009Filing dateJul 29, 2007Priority dateJul 20, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7703742, US7971850, US20080245985, US20090200501, US20100176322Publication number11829920, 829920, US 7537197 B2, US 7537197B2, US-B2-7537197, US7537197 B2, US7537197B2InventorsJonathan R. Heim, Ronald E. Pelrine, Roy David Kornbluh, Joseph S. Eckerle, Marcus Rosenthal, Richard P. HeydtOriginal AssigneeSri InternationalExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (3), Classifications (19), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectroactive polymer devices for controlling fluid flow
US 7537197 B2Abstract
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/383,005, filed Mar. 5, 2003 and entitled, “Electroactive Polymer Devices for Controlling Fluid Flow”; the Ser. No. 10/383,005 application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/362,560, filed on Mar. 5, 2002; and the Ser. No. 10/383,005 application is also a continuation-in-part and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/792,431, filed Feb. 23, 2001, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,628,040 on Sep. 30, 2003, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) from a) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/184,217 filed Feb. 23, 2000, and b) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/190,713, filed Mar. 17, 2000; and the Ser. No. 10/383,005 application is a continuation-in-part and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/154,449, filed May 21, 2002, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,891,317 on May 10, 2005, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/293,003, filed on May 22, 2001; and the Ser. No. 10/383,005 application is a continuation-in-part and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/053,511, filed Jan. 16, 2002, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,882,086 on Apr. 19, 2005, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) from a) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/293,005 filed May 22, 2001, and b) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/327,846, filed Oct. 5, 2001; and the Ser. No. 10/383,005 application is also a continuation-in-part and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/619,847, filed Jul. 20, 2000, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,812,624 on Feb. 27, 2007, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) from a) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/144,556 filed Jul. 20, 1999, b) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/153,329 filed Sep. 10, 1999, c) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/161,325 filed Oct. 25, 1999, d) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/181,404 filed Feb. 9, 2000, e) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/187,809 filed Mar. 8, 2000, f) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/192,237 filed Mar. 27, 2000, g) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/184,217 filed Feb. 23, 2000; and the Ser. No. 10/383,005 application is a continuation-in-part and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/007,705 filed on Dec. 6, 2001, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,809,462 on Oct. 26, 2004, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/293,004 filed May 22, 2001, and which is also a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/828,496, filed on Apr. 4, 2004, Issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,586,859 on Jul. 1, 2003, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/194,817 filed Apr. 5, 2000; and the Ser No 10/383,005 application is a continuation-in-part and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/066,407, filed on Jan. 31, 2002 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,052,594 on May 30, 2006; each of the patent applications listed above is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety for all purposes.
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