公开(公告)号：US20210164452A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17054331

申请日：2019-05-10

Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Jaeah LEE ,  Marcio Dias LIMA ,  Sergey LI ,  Raquel OVALLE-ROBLES

IPC: F03G7/06 ,  D01F8/04 ,  D01F8/18 ,  G01K11/12

Abstract: Polymer and nanotube-based actuators that include a thermochromic coating is disclosed. The actuators include a thermochromic material applied to a surface of the core fiber or the conductive element. Upon heating the actuator, the thermochromic coating undergoes a color transition to indicate a pre-determined temperature correlated to a rated critical temperature, important temperature of the actuator components, or a level of actuation.

公开(公告)号：US11001950B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16364955

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: Lintec of America, Inc.

Inventor： Marcio D. Lima

IPC: B32B5/10 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B5/28 ,  B29C70/34 ,  B32B38/08 ,  D04H1/64 ,  D04H5/04 ,  D04H1/74 ,  D06M10/10 ,  D04H1/4242 ,  D04H5/08 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B37/12 ,  B32B37/24 ,  B32B27/12 ,  D06M15/19 ,  D06M101/40

Abstract: One or more nanofiber yarns can be placed in contact with one or more nanofiber sheets. The nanofiber yarns, which include single-ply and multi-ply nanofiber yarns, provide added mechanical stability to a nanofiber sheet that decreases the likelihood of a nanofiber sheet wrinkling, folding, or otherwise becoming stuck to itself. Furthermore, the nanofiber yarns integrated with the nanofiber sheet can also act as a mechanism to prevent the propagation of tears through the nanofiber sheet. In some cases, an infiltrating material can be infiltrated into interstitial spaces defined by the nanofibers within both the nanofiber yarns and the nanofiber sheets. The infiltrating material can then form a continuous network throughout the nanofiber yarns and the nanofiber sheet.

公开(公告)号：US10981356B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US15552676

申请日：2016-02-23

Applicant: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC. ,  LINTEC CORPORATION

Inventor： Raquel Ovalle ,  Masaharu Ito ,  Kanzan Inoue

IPC: B32B27/14 ,  B32B9/00 ,  B32B27/12

Abstract: An adhesive sheet includes: a carbon nanotube sheet including a plurality of carbon nanotubes aligned preferentially in one direction within a plane of the sheet; and an adhesive agent layer including an adhesive agent, the adhesive agent layer being curable.

公开(公告)号：US20210000587A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US16970572

申请日：2019-02-22

Applicant: Lintec of America, Inc.

Inventor： Marcio Dias LIMA

IPC: A61F2/08 ,  D02G3/44 ,  C01B32/162 ,  B01J23/50

Abstract: A hydraulic muscle comprises a hollow carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn tube comprising: a plurality of CNT sheets twisted and wrapped in form of a hollow tube; and a binding agent infiltrated in the plurality of CNT sheets that binds the plurality of the CNT sheets together. A method of manufacturing a hydraulic muscle comprises: twisting and wrapping a plurality of carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets around a core fiber; infiltrating a binding agent in between the plurality of CNT sheets, wherein the binding agent binds the plurality of the CNT sheets together; and removing the core fiber from the plurality of CNT sheets.

公开(公告)号：US20200340157A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16926301

申请日：2020-07-10

Applicant: Lintec of America, Inc.

Inventor： Marcio D. Lima

IPC: D04H1/74 ,  D04H1/593 ,  D04H1/587 ,  D04H1/64 ,  H05K9/00 ,  C01B32/158 ,  D04H1/4242

Abstract: A fabric of nanofibers that includes an adhesive is described. The nanofibers can be twisted or both twisted and coiled prior to formation into a fabric. The adhesive can be selectively applied to or infiltrated within portions of the nanofibers comprising the nanofiber fabric. The adhesive enables connection of the nanofiber fabric to an underlying substrate, even in cases in which the underlying substrate has a three-dimensional topography, while the selective location of the adhesive on the fabric limits the contact area between the adhesive and the nanofibers of the nanofiber fabric. This limited contact area can help preserve the beneficial properties of the nanofibers (e.g., thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, infra-red (IR) radiation transparency) that otherwise might be degraded by the presence of adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US10774243B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US16096610

申请日：2017-04-28

Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION ,  LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Takahiro Ueda ,  Masaharu Ito ,  Kanzan Inoue

IPC: C09J7/00 ,  C09J9/00 ,  C01B32/00 ,  C09J201/00 ,  C09J7/29 ,  C01B32/168 ,  C09J7/20 ,  C09J7/38 ,  C09J9/02

Abstract: L1 is a maximum distance across a non-contacting section between intersection points of a straight line crossing the non-contacting section in parallel with an alignment direction of a carbon nanotubes in a plan view of a mounting section with a border between the non-contacting section and a contacting section. L2 is a maximum distance across the non-contacting section between intersection points of a straight line crossing the non-contacting section and intersecting the alignment direction of the carbon nanotubes in the plan view of the mounting section with the border between the non-contacting section and the contacting section. When L1 is larger than L2, at least L2 is more than 0 mm and less than 10 mm. When smaller, at least L1 is more than 0 mm and less than 10 mm. When equal, L1 and L2 are each more than 0 mm and less than 10 mm.

公开(公告)号：US20200063720A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16466131

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Lintec of America, Inc.

Inventor： Marcio Dias Lima ,  Yang Yang ,  Luis Plata ,  Marilu Guerrero ,  Franklin Le ,  Randy Allen

IPC: F03G7/06

Abstract: An actuator includes a plurality of artificial muscle fibers and at least one conducting material. The at least one conducting material electrically stimulates the plurality of artificial muscle fibers during activation of the actuator. An actuator device includes at least one artificial muscle fiber and at least one high-strength creep-resistant fiber.

公开(公告)号：US10562775B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US15527632

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION ,  LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC. ,  KINKI UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Raquel Ovalle ,  Senku Tanaka ,  Kanzan Inoue

IPC: C01B32/168 ,  B32B9/00 ,  B32B9/04 ,  B32B37/14 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  B82Y40/00

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a carbon nanotube sheet that is excellent in light transmittance and conductivity, and the carbon nanotube sheet. The method includes firstly modifying of modifying a free-standing unmodified carbon nanotube sheet in which a plurality of carbon nanotubes are aligned in a predetermined direction. The firstly modifying includes performing a densification process of bringing the unmodified carbon nanotube sheet into contact with either one of or both of vapor and liquid particles of a liquid substance to produce a modified carbon nanotube sheet that contains the carbon nanotubes which are mainly aligned in a predetermined direction, and that includes a high density portion where the carbon nanotubes are assembled together and a low density portion where density of the carbon nanotubes is relatively lower than density in the high density portion.

公开(公告)号：US20200051769A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16467830

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Lintec of America, Inc.

Inventor： Marcio Dias Lima ,  Yang Yang ,  Luis Plata ,  Marilu Guerrero ,  Franklin Le ,  Randy Allen

IPC: H01H85/04

Abstract: An actuator device that includes a conducting material and at least one fuse incorporated into the conducting material is disclosed. The at least one fuse may stop current flow for temperatures above a specific temperature. The actuator device may also include a series of electronics that determine whether the actuating device has blown the at least one fuse.

公开(公告)号：US20190352822A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16364955

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: Lintec of America, Inc.

Inventor： Marcio D. Lima

IPC: D04H5/04 ,  D06M15/19 ,  D04H1/74 ,  D06M10/10 ,  D04H1/64 ,  D04H1/4242 ,  D04H5/08 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B5/10 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B37/12 ,  B32B37/24 ,  B32B38/08 ,  B32B27/12

Abstract: One or more nanofiber yarns can be placed in contact with one or more nanofiber sheets. The nanofiber yarns, which include single-ply and multi-ply nanofiber yarns, provide added mechanical stability to a nanofiber sheet that decreases the likelihood of a nanofiber sheet wrinkling, folding, or otherwise becoming stuck to itself. Furthermore, the nanofiber yarns integrated with the nanofiber sheet can also act as a mechanism to prevent the propagation of tears through the nanofiber sheet. In some cases, an infiltrating material can be infiltrated into interstitial spaces defined by the nanofibers within both the nanofiber yarns and the nanofiber sheets. The infiltrating material can then form a continuous network throughout the nanofiber yarns and the nanofiber sheet.