ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS

• US 20090154053A1
• Filed: 09/19/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayer Materialscience AG (Covestro AG)
• Original Assignee: Artificial Muscle, Inc. (Covestro AG)
• Inventors: WHITE, Luther Lawford III, JOHNSON, Edward F., RUSSELL, Gordon, BIGGS, Silmon James
• Granted Patent: US 8,248,750 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/272
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/098 Forming organic materials
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/206 using only longitudinal or thickness displacement, e.g. d33 or d31 type devices
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/883 Further insulation means against electrical, physical or chemical damage, e.g. protective coatings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49007 Indicating transducer

Abstract

Dielectric elastomer or electroactive polymer film transducers configured to minimize high electrical field gradients that can lead to partial discharge and corona.

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