Title:
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ANIMATED DEVICES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001080284
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
The present invention relates to animated devices that include one or more electroactive polymer transducers. When actuated by electrical energy, an electroactive polymer produces mechanical deflection in one or more directions. This deflection may be used to produce motion of a feature included in an animated device. Electroactive polymer transducers offer customizable shapes and deflections. Combining different ways to configure and constrain a polymer, different ways to arrange active areas on a single polymer, different animated device designs, and different polymer orientations, permits a broad range of animated devices that use an electroactive polymer transducer to produce motion. These animated devices find use in a wide range of animated device applications.
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Inventors:
KORNBLUH ROY D (US)
PELRINE RONALD E (US)
GALLAGHER PAUL (US)
ECKERLE JOE (US)
CZYZYK DONALD E (US)
SHASTRI SUBRAMANIAN VENKAT (US)
PEI QIBING (US)
PELRINE RONALD E (US)
GALLAGHER PAUL (US)
ECKERLE JOE (US)
CZYZYK DONALD E (US)
SHASTRI SUBRAMANIAN VENKAT (US)
PEI QIBING (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/011329
Publication Date:
December 19, 2002
Filing Date:
April 05, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
STANFORD RES INST INT (US)
KORNBLUH ROY D (US)
PELRINE RONALD E (US)
GALLAGHER PAUL (US)
ECKERLE JOE (US)
CZYZYK DONALD E (US)
SHASTRI SUBRAMANIAN VENKAT (US)
PEI QIBING (US)
KORNBLUH ROY D (US)
PELRINE RONALD E (US)
GALLAGHER PAUL (US)
ECKERLE JOE (US)
CZYZYK DONALD E (US)
SHASTRI SUBRAMANIAN VENKAT (US)
PEI QIBING (US)
International Classes:
A63H3/36; H01L41/113; H02N2/00; (IPC1-7): H01L/
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