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Artificial muscle assemblies including a central artificial muscle...
Patent number
11,949,349
Issue date
Apr 2, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
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Controlling multiple eversion-based actuators
Patent number
11,939,995
Issue date
Mar 26, 2024
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
Eduardo Bueno Espinal
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Actuators and methods of use
Patent number
11,925,594
Issue date
Mar 12, 2024
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Marko Popovic
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Hybrid actuation devices including alignment aids
Patent number
11,927,206
Issue date
Mar 12, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
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Fluid-driven actuator and its applications
Patent number
11,918,529
Issue date
Mar 5, 2024
National University of Singapore
Chen Hua Yeow
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Wireless actuators
Patent number
11,892,015
Issue date
Feb 6, 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Seyed M. Mirvakili
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Intermuscular ridged boards for artificial muscle devices under hea...
Patent number
11,891,986
Issue date
Feb 6, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
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Contractile device for use as an actuator, pump or compressor
Patent number
11,821,412
Issue date
Nov 21, 2023
ACTUATION LAB LTD
Michael Patrick Maher Dicker
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Actuator
Patent number
11,821,114
Issue date
Nov 21, 2023
Bridgestone Corporation
Hiroyuki Kanesugi
D03 - WEAVING
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Artificial muscle for robotic systems
Patent number
11,788,562
Issue date
Oct 17, 2023
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kai Yu Tong
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Artificial muscle assemblies comprising a reinforced housing
Patent number
11,773,878
Issue date
Oct 3, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Artificial muscle stacks comprising alternatingly offset artificial...
Patent number
11,724,385
Issue date
Aug 15, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
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Artificial muscles comprising a strain sensor and artificial muscle...
Patent number
11,724,384
Issue date
Aug 15, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Variable recruitment actuator systems and related methods
Patent number
11,719,263
Issue date
Aug 8, 2023
Adaract Technologies, Ltd.
Joseph Hill
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Asymmetric electrode insulation for artificial muscles
Patent number
11,696,821
Issue date
Jul 11, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfaces
Patent number
11,648,663
Issue date
May 16, 2023
SOFT ROBOTICS, INC.
Joshua Aaron Lessing
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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High Strain Peano hydraulically amplified self-healing electrostati...
Patent number
11,635,094
Issue date
Apr 25, 2023
The Regents of the University of Colorado
Christoph Matthias Keplinger
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Microfluidic-based artificial muscles and method of formation
Patent number
11,635,064
Issue date
Apr 25, 2023
California Institute of Technology
Emil P. Kartalov
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Volume efficient pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM)
Patent number
11,624,378
Issue date
Apr 11, 2023
The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secreta...
Joseph T. Hays
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Rotary actuator
Patent number
11,603,870
Issue date
Mar 14, 2023
Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
Ja Choon Koo
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Hybrid actuation devices including alignment aids
Patent number
11,592,037
Issue date
Feb 28, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
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Pressurizing housing for a soft robotic actuator
Patent number
11,584,002
Issue date
Feb 21, 2023
SOFT ROBOTICS, INC.
Joshua Aaron Lessing
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Method of actuation using knit-constrained pneumatics
Patent number
11,519,432
Issue date
Dec 6, 2022
The Regents of the University of Michigan
Wei-Chang Adam Wang
D04 - BRAIDING LACE-MAKING KNITTING TRIMMINGS NON-WOVEN FABRICS
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Artificial muscles comprising a gradient stiffened electrode pair a...
Patent number
11,491,647
Issue date
Nov 8, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Layered actuation structures comprising artificial muscles
Patent number
11,491,646
Issue date
Nov 8, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Tensile actuator
Patent number
11,441,582
Issue date
Sep 13, 2022
Alexander Sergeev
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Artificial muscle drive units with load-bearing supports for improv...
Patent number
11,421,664
Issue date
Aug 23, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Artificial muscle stacks comprising alternatingly offset artificial...
Patent number
11,413,746
Issue date
Aug 16, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Accumulator with flexible inflatable container
Patent number
11,359,648
Issue date
Jun 14, 2022
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
Stefan Deferme
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Intermuscular ridged boards for artificial muscle devices under hea...
Patent number
11,353,009
Issue date
Jun 7, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
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ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A CENTRAL ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE...
Publication number
20240195327
Publication date
Jun 13, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE ACTUATOR DEVICE
Publication number
20240189119
Publication date
Jun 13, 2024
MOUMUS CONSULTING GROUP LLC
Shouzou MIYAZAWA
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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PNEUMATIC AND CABLE-DRIVEN HYBRID ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE
Publication number
20240141929
Publication date
May 2, 2024
The University of Hong Kong
Yong HU
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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MULTILAYERED COMPOSITE FLUIDIC FIBER ACTUATOR, A METHOD OF PRODUCIN...
Publication number
20240084826
Publication date
Mar 14, 2024
Özgun KILIC AFSAR
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Miniature Soft Hydraulic Electrostatic Zipping Actuators and Associ...
Publication number
20240068451
Publication date
Feb 29, 2024
Artimus Robotics Inc.
Eric Lucas Acome
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
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Soft Variable Impedance Actuator Using Embedded Jamming Layer
Publication number
20240035494
Publication date
Feb 1, 2024
Brian H. Do
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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WIRELESS ACTUATORS
Publication number
20230340971
Publication date
Oct 26, 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Seyed M. Mirvakili
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS UTILIZING ASYMMETRIC SURFACES
Publication number
20230321818
Publication date
Oct 12, 2023
Soft Robotics, Inc.
Joshua Aaron Lessing
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Patent Application
High Strain Peano Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostati...
Publication number
20230258203
Publication date
Aug 17, 2023
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
Christoph Matthias Keplinger
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Patent Application
ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES COMPRISING A STRAIN SENSOR AND ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE...
Publication number
20230182288
Publication date
Jun 15, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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HYBRID ACTUATION DEVICES INCLUDING ALIGNMENT AIDS
Publication number
20230184269
Publication date
Jun 15, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
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ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES COMPRISING A PARTIALLY INSULATED ELECTRODE PAIR...
Publication number
20230173663
Publication date
Jun 8, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Maduran Palaniswamy
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE COMPOSITE INSULATOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE
Publication number
20230149186
Publication date
May 18, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Max Herzog
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Improved Artificial Muscle, Exoskeleton, Related Method and System
Publication number
20220410369
Publication date
Dec 29, 2022
ExoVibe
Gabriel Samlali
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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NON-ELECTRONIC CONTROL USING PNEUMATICALLY-ACTUATED TRANSISTOR LOGIC
Publication number
20220341442
Publication date
Oct 27, 2022
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Lukas WILLE
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE STACKS COMPRISING ALTERNATINGLY OFFSET ARTIFICAL...
Publication number
20220339780
Publication date
Oct 27, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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INTERMUSCULAR RIDGED BOARDS FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE DEVICES UNDER HEA...
Publication number
20220316457
Publication date
Oct 6, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
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VARIABLE RECRUITMENT ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
Publication number
20220307523
Publication date
Sep 29, 2022
Adaract Technologies, Ltd.
Joseph Hill
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE STACKS COMPRISING ALTERNATINGLY OFFSET ARTIFICIAL...
Publication number
20220176550
Publication date
Jun 9, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES COMPRISING A GRADIENT STIFFENED ELECTRODE PAIR A...
Publication number
20220176551
Publication date
Jun 9, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Patent Application
LAYERED ACTUATION STRUCTURES COMPRISING ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES
Publication number
20220063087
Publication date
Mar 3, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Michael P. Rowe
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
Light-Driven Pneumatic Artificial Muscles/Soft Robots
Publication number
20220065271
Publication date
Mar 3, 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert S. LANGER
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
Fluid Flow Control Valve
Publication number
20220018455
Publication date
Jan 20, 2022
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Marko Popovic
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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A METHOD OF ACTUATION USING KNIT-CONSTRAINED PNEUMATICS
Publication number
20220003251
Publication date
Jan 6, 2022
The Regents of the University of Michigan
Wei-Chang Adam WANG
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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COMPOSITE ACTUATOR
Publication number
20220001530
Publication date
Jan 6, 2022
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Dan SAMEOTO
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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Wireless Actuators
Publication number
20210355972
Publication date
Nov 18, 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Seyed M. Mirvakili
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS UTILIZING ASYMMETRIC SURFACES
Publication number
20210291361
Publication date
Sep 23, 2021
Soft Robotics, Inc.
Joshua Aaron Lessing
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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TENSILE ACTUATOR
Publication number
20210215174
Publication date
Jul 15, 2021
ALEXANDER SERGEEV
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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SOFT ACTUATOR AND ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE INCLUDING THE SAME
Publication number
20210180620
Publication date
Jun 17, 2021
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Seongcheol MUN
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
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High Strain Peano Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostati...
Publication number
20210172460
Publication date
Jun 10, 2021
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
Christoph Matthias Keplinger
F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL