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Electrolytic gas generating devices, actuators, and methods

  • US 9,297,083 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2013
  • Issued: 03/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrochemical actuator, comprising:

  • a first electrode layer comprising a first electrically conductive region and a plurality of isolated first electrodes configured to allow a first generated gas to be released therethrough;

    a sealing layer adjacent the first electrode layer and comprising a second electrically conductive region and a plurality of isolated multi-electrode assemblies, each multi-electrode assembly comprising an ionic material layer having a first side comprising a cathode material and a second side comprising an anode material; and

    a second electrode layer adjacent the sealing layer on a side opposite the first electrode layer and comprising a third electrically conductive region and a plurality of isolated second electrodes, each second electrode being configured to allow a second generated gas to be released therethrough and being operably associated with an isolated electrical connector,wherein each of the first electrodes is aligned with one of the multi-electrode assemblies and one of the second electrodes, to form a plurality of isolated stacks in which the isolated electrical connector and the first electrically conductive region are in electrical communication with opposing sides of the multi-electrode assembly,wherein the first, second, and third electrically conductive regions are in electrical communication,wherein the actuator is configured to independently generate the first and second gases from each of the stacks via electrolysis upon application of a voltage to the isolated electrical connector associated with the stack and to the third electrically conductive region.

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