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US 2015/0090113 A1Published application
Manufacturing Soft Devices Out of Sheet Materials
AssigneePresident and Fellows of Harvard College
InventorKevin C. GALLOWAY
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Abstract
A soft composite actuator is described, including a first elastomeric layer; a strain limiting layer; and a first radially constraining layer, wherein the first elastomeric layer is disposed between the first radially constraining layer and the strain limiting layer; and the elastomeric layer, the strain limiting layer, and the radially constraining layer are bonded together to form at least one bladder for holding pressurized fluid. Methods of using and making of the soft composite actuator are described.
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A soft composite actuator, comprising:
- a strain limiting layer;
- a first radially constraining layer;
- and
- a first elastomeric layer disposed between the first radially constraining layer and the strain limiting layer;
- wherein
- the first elastomeric layer, the strain limiting layer, and the first radially constraining layer are bonded together to form at least one bladder for holding pressurized fluid.
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A soft composite actuator, comprising:
- a monolithic, first composite layer comprising one or more first elastomeric sections and one or more first radially constraining sections;
- and
- a strain limiting layer,
- wherein
- the first composite layer and the strain limiting layer are bonded together to form at least one bladder for holding pressurized fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.