Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for stacking thermal actuators with liquid crystal elastomer
- Patent Title (中): 用液晶弹性体堆叠热致动器的方法
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Application No.: US11896306Application Date: 2007-08-30
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Publication No.: US07936404B2Publication Date: 2011-05-03
- Inventor: Christopher M. Spillmann , David Cylinder , Banahalli R. Ratna , Jawad Naciri , Brett D. Martin
- Applicant: Christopher M. Spillmann , David Cylinder , Banahalli R. Ratna , Jawad Naciri , Brett D. Martin
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Amy L. Ressing; Stephen T. Hunnius
- Main IPC: G02F1/133
- IPC: G02F1/133

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a first liquid crystal elastomer, a first heating element, a first layer of thermal paste, and a second liquid crystal elastomer. The apparatus further comprising a second heating element, a second layer of thermal paste, and a third liquid crystal elastomer. The heating element can be a nickel-chromium heating element. A method comprising arranging a first heating element on a first liquid crystal elastomer, arranging a first layer of thermal paste on the first heating element, and arranging a second liquid crystal elastomer on the first layer of thermal paste.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080079858A1 Method for stacking thermal actuators Public/Granted day:2008-04-03
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