Pneumatic actuator system and method

Basel, Louis Hong; Betts, Kyle Douglass; Kwan, Alex Tan; Lamb, Jeffrey Charles; Lin, Erica S. C.; Madrone, Leila; Nolan, James Vincent; Schneider, Matthew N.; Shin, Youngjoo; Suan, Eric Preston Lien

Title: Pneumatic actuator system and method

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An actuator that includes a bottom plate, a top-plate, and a first and second hub assembly extending between the bottom and top plates. The actuator can further include a first and second bellows disposed on opposing sides of the hub assemblies, the first and second bellows each extending between and coupled to the top plate and bottom plate. The actuator can also include a plurality of washers disposed between the top and bottom plates, with each of the washers coupled to the first and second hub assembly, a first set of the plurality of washers surrounding the first bellows and a second set of the plurality of washers surrounding the second bellows.

Inventors:: Basel, Louis Hong; Betts, Kyle Douglass; Kwan, Alex Tan; Lamb, Jeffrey Charles; Lin, Erica S. C.; Madrone, Leila; Nolan, IV, James Vincent; Schneider, Matthew N.; Shin, Youngjoo; Suan, Eric Preston Lien

Issue Date:: 2021-02-09

Research Org.:: Sunfolding, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

OSTI Identifier:: 1805501

Patent Number(s):: 10917038

Application Number:: 15/955,044

Assignee:: Sunfolding, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000330

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 04/17/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Basel, Louis Hong, Betts, Kyle Douglass, Kwan, Alex Tan, Lamb, Jeffrey Charles, Lin, Erica S. C., Madrone, Leila, Nolan, IV, James Vincent, Schneider, Matthew N., Shin, Youngjoo, and Suan, Eric Preston Lien. Pneumatic actuator system and method.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Basel, Louis Hong, Betts, Kyle Douglass, Kwan, Alex Tan, Lamb, Jeffrey Charles, Lin, Erica S. C., Madrone, Leila, Nolan, IV, James Vincent, Schneider, Matthew N., Shin, Youngjoo, & Suan, Eric Preston Lien. Pneumatic actuator system and method.  United States.

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                    Basel, Louis Hong, Betts, Kyle Douglass, Kwan, Alex Tan, Lamb, Jeffrey Charles, Lin, Erica S. C., Madrone, Leila, Nolan, IV, James Vincent, Schneider, Matthew N., Shin, Youngjoo, and Suan, Eric Preston Lien. Tue .  
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  title        = {Pneumatic actuator system and method},

  author       = {Basel, Louis Hong and Betts, Kyle Douglass and Kwan, Alex Tan and Lamb, Jeffrey Charles and Lin, Erica S. C. and Madrone, Leila and Nolan, IV, James Vincent and Schneider, Matthew N. and Shin, Youngjoo and Suan, Eric Preston Lien},

  abstractNote = {An actuator that includes a bottom plate, a top-plate, and a first and second hub assembly extending between the bottom and top plates. The actuator can further include a first and second bellows disposed on opposing sides of the hub assemblies, the first and second bellows each extending between and coupled to the top plate and bottom plate. The actuator can also include a plurality of washers disposed between the top and bottom plates, with each of the washers coupled to the first and second hub assembly, a first set of the plurality of washers surrounding the first bellows and a second set of the plurality of washers surrounding the second bellows.},

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