US Patent 10473093 Soft actuator using thermoelectric effect

Patent 10473093 was granted and assigned to Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology on November, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Patent Applicant

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

Current Assignee

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

104730930

Patent Inventor Names

Youn Ho Choi0

Dong Ha Lee0

Oh-Seok Kwon0

Sung Mok Ha0

Date of Patent

November 12, 2019

Patent Application Number

156597840

Date Filed

July 26, 2017

Patent Citations Received

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Patent Primary Examiner

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Mark A Laurenzi

Patent abstract

The present invention relates to a soft actuator moving linearly against external stimuli whose expansion and contraction can be actively controlled, suggesting that the actuator of the invention overcomes the problems of the conventional soft actuators, The soft actuator of the present invention can be repetitively driven quickly and accurately by controlling heating and cooling by using thermoelectric effect and, the soft actuator of the present invention can realize bending, tensioning, compression, and rotational driving of a tubular device containing a driver.