Bistable Electroactive Polymers
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Patent Number: US8237324B2
Application Number: US2009635674A
Inventor: Pei, Qibing | Yu, Zhibin
Priority Date: 10 Dec 2008
Priority Number: US8237324B2
Application Date: 10 Dec 2009
Publication Date: 7 Aug 2012
IPC Current: H02N000300 | H01L004104
US Class: 310306 | 310346
Assignee Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Title: Bistable electroactive polymers
Usefulness: Bistable electroactive polymers
Summary: As a bistable transducer (claimed) for electrically actuated deformation of rigid electroactive polymer members; can be adapted to many different uses such as with robotics, motor, pump, toy, actuator, generator, sensor, medical implant or prosthetic device, solar cell positioning system, Braille display, electrically tunable diffraction grating, unimorph and bimorph applications.
Novelty: Transducer for bistable actuation comprises two electrodes joined to polymer members to produce electric field, where polymer softens and deforms with increase in temperature and retains deformed shape below transition temperature
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Additional Technologies by these Inventors Tech ID/UC Case 22319/2009-356-0 Related Cases 2009-356-0
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