公开(公告)号：US11028835B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16466532

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 ,  F16K31/44 ,  H02N11/00 ,  H01H85/04 ,  H01B1/18 ,  A61F2/50

Abstract: A hinge-type actuator device in accordance with the present disclosure may include a first and second paddle, a first and second artificial muscle actuator segment, and a plurality of contacts, where the first and second artificial muscle actuator segments are actuated via the contacts, actuation of the first artificial muscle actuator segment causes the first and second paddle to open the hinge-type actuator, and actuation of the second artificial muscle actuator segment causes the first and second paddle to close the hinge-type actuator.

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：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：US20180171512A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15844756

申请日：2017-12-18

Applicant: Lintec of America, Inc.

Inventor： BaeKyun Kim ,  Julia Bykova ,  Luis Plata ,  Yang Yang ,  Marcio D. Lima

IPC: D02G1/02 ,  D01H1/02

CPC classification number: D02G1/022 ,  D01H1/02

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for fabricating nanofiber yarn at rates at of at least 30 m/min (1.8 kilometers (km)/hour (hr)) using a “false twist” nanofiber yarn spinner and a false twist spinning technique. In a false twist spinning technique, a twist is introduced to nanofibers in a strand by twisting the nanofibers at points between ends of the strand. This is in contrast to the “true twist” technique where one end of a strand is fixed and the opposing end of the strand is rotated to introduce the twist to intervening portions of yarn