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1. 发明授权

US08729774B2 Multiple arm smart material actuator with second stage 有权
标题翻译：多臂智能材料执行器第二级
公开(公告)号：US08729774B2
公开(公告)日：2014-05-20
申请号：US13884834
申请日：2011-12-09
申请人： Jeffery B. Moler
发明人： Jeffery B. Moler
IPC分类号： H01L41/04 , H01L41/053 , H02N2/02 , H02N2/04
CPC分类号： H02N2/043 , H01L41/053
摘要： An actuator apparatus comprising a smart material device, a compensator, a movable supporting member, at least three mechanical webs, at least three actuating arms, and a second stage assembly is disclosed wherein the mechanical webs comprise a first resilient member attached to the compensator and a second resilient member attached to said movable supporting member. A piezoelectric or smart material device is affixed between the first mounting surface and the compensator. The actuating arms comprise a first actuating arm end attached to one mechanical web and a second actuating arm end attached to the second stage assembly. The second stage assembly comprises resilient strips having a first end attached to the actuating arm and a second end attached to a second stage attachment surface. Application of an electrical potential causes the smart material device to expand, thereby urging the movable supporting member away from the compensator and causing the first and second resilient members to flex. This in turn causes the actuating arms to move. The resilient strips urge the second stage attachment surface in a direction substantially parallel to the smart material device.
摘要翻译：公开了一种致动器装置，其包括智能材料装置，补偿器，可移动支撑构件，至少三个机械腹板，至少三个致动臂和第二台组件，其中机械腹板包括附接到补偿器的第一弹性构件，附接到所述可移动支撑构件的第二弹性构件。压电或智能材料装置固定在第一安装表面和补偿器之间。致动臂包括附接到一个机械幅材的第一致动臂端部和连接到第二级组件的第二致动臂端部。第二级组件包括具有连接到致动臂的第一端和连接到第二级附接表面的第二端的弹性条。施加电势导致智能材料装置膨胀，从而迫使可移动支撑构件远离补偿器并使第一和第二弹性构件弯曲。这又导致致动臂移动。弹性带沿基本平行于智能材料装置的方向推动第二级附接表面。

2. 发明授权

US08669691B2 Small scale smart material actuator and energy harvesting apparatus 失效
标题翻译：小型智能材料执行器和能量采集设备
公开(公告)号：US08669691B2
公开(公告)日：2014-03-11
申请号：US13203729
申请日：2010-07-09
申请人： Jeffery B Moler
发明人： Jeffery B Moler
IPC分类号： H01L41/08
CPC分类号： H01L41/083 , B81B3/0021 , H02N2/043 , H02N2/186
摘要： A micro-scale, smart material actuator having an overall length smaller than 10 mm comprising a multilayer piezoelectric stack housed in a mechanical amplifier made up of a fixed supporting member, a movable supporting member connected to compliant links attached to one or more actuating arms such that, when a suitable electric current is applied to the piezoelectric stack, the resulting expansion is translated through the movable supporting member, thereby causing movement in the actuating arms A method of generating electricity from motion using such an actuator is also disclosed in which the actuating arms are connected to a source of mechanical motion and the piezoelectric stack is connected to an electrical load, whereby the mechanical motion causes the piezoelectric stack to generate electrical charge that is then discharged into the load.
摘要翻译：一种整体长度小于10毫米的微型智能材料致动器，包括容纳在由固定支撑构件组成的机械放大器中的多层压电堆叠，连接到附接到一个或多个致动臂的柔性链节的可移动支撑构件，当合适的电流施加到压电堆叠时，所产生的膨胀通过可移动的支撑构件平移，从而引起致动臂中的移动。还公开了使用这种致动器从运动产生电的方法，其中致动臂连接到机械运动源，并且压电叠层连接到电负载，由此机械运动导致压电叠层产生电荷，然后将其排出到负载中。

3. 发明授权

US08669689B2 Mountable arm smart material actuator and energy harvesting apparatus 有权
标题翻译：可安装臂智能材料执行器和能量收集装置
公开(公告)号：US08669689B2
公开(公告)日：2014-03-11
申请号：US13203737
申请日：2010-07-12
申请人： Jeffery B Moler
发明人： Jeffery B Moler
IPC分类号： H01L41/08
CPC分类号： H02N2/043 , H02N2/188 , Y10T29/4973
摘要： A smart material actuator comprising a mechanical amplifier with a fixed supporting member, at least one mountable actuating arm, and mechanical web having at least one compliant member attached to the mountable arm and a movable supporting member. A piezoelectric stack is affixed between a first mounting surface on the fixed supporting member and a second mounting surface on the movable supporting member. With the fixed supporting member being substantially rigid, and the piezoelectric stack being affixed between the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface, which are substantially parallel, applying an appropriate electric potential to the piezoelectric stack will cause it to expand substantially without angular movement. The expansion urges the second mounting surface away from the first, thereby causing the compliant members of the mechanical web to flex, thereby moving the mountable actuating arm. The configuration of the web and the length of the mountable arm cause the actuating end of the arm to move across a distance greater than the expansion of the piezoelectric stack. In this way, the expansion of the stack is effectively amplified by the mechanical amplifier. Actuators of this type may be used both to create mechanical motion from electrical energy and to harvest electrical energy from mechanical motion, or sense the degree of such motion. A number of arm designs and means of attachment to external components are disclosed, in addition to methods of generating electricity from mechanical motion and generating vibration using such actuators and methods of tuning the resonant frequency and increasing the efficiency of energy harvesting through resonant operation.
摘要翻译：一种智能材料致动器，包括具有固定支撑构件的机械放大器，至少一个可安装的致动臂，以及具有附接到可安装臂的至少一个顺从构件和可移动支撑构件的机械腹板。压电堆叠被固定在固定支撑构件上的第一安装表面和可移动支撑构件上的第二安装表面之间。由于固定的支撑构件基本上是刚性的，并且压电叠层固定在基本上平行的第一安装表面和第二安装表面之间，对压电叠层施加适当的电势将导致其在没有角运动的情况下基本上膨胀。膨胀促使第二安装表面远离第一安装表面，从而使机械网的柔顺构件弯曲，从而移动可安装的致动臂。腹板的构造和可安装臂的长度使得臂的致动端移动超过压电叠层的膨胀的距离。以这种方式，堆叠的扩展被机械放大器有效放大。这种类型的致动器可以用于从电能产生机械运动并且从机械运动中获取电能，或者感测这种运动的程度。除了通过机械运动产生电力并使用这种致动器产生振动的方法以及调谐共振频率并且通过谐振操作提高能量收集的效率的方法之外，还公开了许多臂设计和附接到外部部件的装置。

4. 发明申请

US20130234562A1 Multiple Arm Smart Material Actuator with Second Stage 有权
标题翻译：多臂智能材料执行器与第二阶段
公开(公告)号：US20130234562A1
公开(公告)日：2013-09-12
申请号：US13884834
申请日：2011-12-09
申请人： Jeffery B. Moler
发明人： Jeffery B. Moler
IPC分类号： H02N2/04
CPC分类号： H02N2/043 , H01L41/053
摘要： An actuator apparatus comprising a smart material device, a compensator, a movable supporting member, at least three mechanical webs, at least three actuating arms, and a second stage assembly is disclosed wherein the mechanical webs comprise a first resilient member attached to the compensator and a second resilient member attached to said movable supporting member. A piezoelectric or smart material device is affixed between the first mounting surface and the compensator. The actuating arms comprise a first actuating arm end attached to one mechanical web and a second actuating arm end attached to the second stage assembly. The second stage assembly comprises resilient strips having a first end attached to the actuating arm and a second end attached to a second stage attachment surface. Application of an electrical potential causes the smart material device to expand, thereby urging the movable supporting member away from the compensator and causing the first and second resilient members to flex. This in turn causes the actuating arms to move. The resilient strips urge the second stage attachment surface in a direction substantially parallel to the smart material device.
摘要翻译：公开了一种致动器装置，其包括智能材料装置，补偿器，可移动支撑构件，至少三个机械腹板，至少三个致动臂和第二台组件，其中机械腹板包括附接到补偿器的第一弹性构件，附接到所述可移动支撑构件的第二弹性构件。压电或智能材料装置固定在第一安装表面和补偿器之间。致动臂包括附接到一个机械幅材的第一致动臂端部和连接到第二级组件的第二致动臂端部。第二级组件包括具有连接到致动臂的第一端和连接到第二级附接表面的第二端的弹性条。施加电势导致智能材料装置膨胀，从而迫使可移动支撑构件远离补偿器并使第一和第二弹性构件弯曲。这又导致致动臂移动。弹性带沿基本平行于智能材料装置的方向推动第二级附接表面。

5. 发明申请

US20120187802A1 Nano Piezoelectric Actuator Energy Conversion Apparatus and Method of Making Same 审中-公开
标题翻译：纳米压电致动器能量转换装置及其制作方法
公开(公告)号：US20120187802A1
公开(公告)日：2012-07-26
申请号：US13499018
申请日：2010-10-01
申请人： Jeffery B. Moler , Jeffrey M. Melzak
发明人： Jeffery B. Moler , Jeffrey M. Melzak
IPC分类号： H02N2/18 , H01L41/22 , H01L41/083
CPC分类号： H01L41/083 , H01L41/25 , H02N2/043 , Y10T29/42
摘要： A nano piezoelectric actuator energy conversion apparatus fabricated from silicon comprising a mechanical amplifier comprising a fixed supporting member, a movable supporting member connected to compliant links attached to at least one actuating arm, and a piezoelectric stack affixed between the fixed supporting member and movable supporting member. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating a nano piezoelectric actuator from silicon and preloading the nano actuator with a piezoelectric stack.
摘要翻译：一种由硅制造的纳米压电致动器能量转换装置，包括机械放大器，该机械放大器包括固定支撑构件，连接到附接到至少一个致动臂的柔性连杆的可移动支撑构件，以及固定在固定支撑构件和可动支撑构件之间的压电叠层。还公开了一种从硅制造纳米压电致动器并用压电叠层预加载纳米致动器的方法。

6. 发明申请

US20110309721A1 Small Scale Smart Material Actuator and Energy Harvesting Apparatus 失效
标题翻译：小型智能材料执行器和能量采集设备
公开(公告)号：US20110309721A1
公开(公告)日：2011-12-22
申请号：US13203729
申请日：2010-07-09
申请人： Jeffery B. Moler
发明人： Jeffery B. Moler
IPC分类号： H02N2/00 , G01R19/00
CPC分类号： H01L41/083 , B81B3/0021 , H02N2/043 , H02N2/186
摘要： A micro-scale, smart material actuator having an overall length smaller than 10 mm comprising a multilayer piezoelectric stack housed in a mechanical amplifier made up of a fixed supporting member, a movable supporting member connected to compliant links attached to one or more actuating arms such that, when a suitable electric current is applied to the piezoelectric stack, the resulting expansion is translated through the movable supporting member, thereby causing movement in the actuating arms A method of generating electricity from motion using such an actuator is also disclosed in which the actuating arms are connected to a source of mechanical motion and the piezoelectric stack is connected to an electrical load, whereby the mechanical motion causes the piezoelectric stack to generate electrical charge that is then discharged into the load.
摘要翻译：一种整体长度小于10毫米的微型智能材料致动器，包括容纳在由固定支撑构件组成的机械放大器中的多层压电堆叠，连接到附接到一个或多个致动臂的柔性链节的可移动支撑构件，当合适的电流施加到压电堆叠时，所产生的膨胀通过可移动的支撑构件平移，从而引起致动臂中的移动。还公开了使用这种致动器从运动产生电的方法，其中致动臂连接到机械运动源，并且压电叠层连接到电负载，由此机械运动导致压电叠层产生电荷，然后将其排出到负载中。

7. 发明申请

US20130108475A1 Actuator-Driven Pinch Pump 审中-公开
标题翻译：执行器驱动夹紧泵
公开(公告)号：US20130108475A1
公开(公告)日：2013-05-02
申请号：US13661452
申请日：2012-10-26
申请人： Viking AT, LLC
发明人： Jeffery B. Moler
IPC分类号： F04B43/09 , A61M1/10 , F04B17/03
CPC分类号： A61M1/0066 , A61M1/0072 , A61M1/10 , A61M1/1037 , A61M1/1058 , A61M1/1067 , A61M1/1086 , A61M1/12 , A61M2205/0283 , A61M2205/12 , A61M2205/3334 , F04F5/20
摘要： An actuator-driven pump having a resilient chamber and a plurality of smart material actuators arranged such that activation of each smart material actuator will cause the smart material actuator to compress the resilient chamber is disclosed. A controller is connected to the smart material actuators for controlling the activation and deactivation of said smart material actuators in a pattern to urge a material through the resilient chamber. Methods of pumping material through activating actuators in an actuator driven pump in a predetermined pattern are also disclosed.
摘要翻译：具有弹性室的致动器驱动泵和布置成使得每个智能材料致动器的启动将导致智能材料致动器压缩弹性室的多个智能材料致动器被公开。控制器连接到智能材料致动器，用于以图案来控制所述智能材料致动器的启动和停用，以促使材料通过弹性室。还公开了通过在致动器驱动泵中以预定图案激活致动器来泵送材料的方法。

8. 发明申请

US20120194037A1 Apparatus and Method for Harvesting Electrical Energy from Mechanical Motion 审中-公开
标题翻译：从机械运动中收集电能的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US20120194037A1
公开(公告)日：2012-08-02
申请号：US13499014
申请日：2010-10-01
申请人： Jeffery B. Moler , Martin C. Maxwell , Edward Troy Tanner
发明人： Jeffery B. Moler , Martin C. Maxwell , Edward Troy Tanner
IPC分类号： H02N2/18
CPC分类号： H02N2/186 , H01L41/113
摘要： A method and apparatus for harvesting energy comprising determining an electrical impedance of a piezoelectric stack, connecting an electrical load to the piezoelectric stack wherein the piezoelectric stack is housed in a mechanical amplifier comprising a fixed supporting member, a movable supporting member connected to compliant links attached to at least one actuating arm, and connecting the actuator to a source of motion whereby movement of the actuating arm results in compression and expansion of the piezoelectric stack, which generates electrical current into the electrical load.
摘要翻译：一种用于收获能量的方法和装置，包括确定压电叠层的电阻抗，将电负载连接到所述压电堆叠，其中所述压电堆叠容纳在包括固定支撑构件的机械放大器中，可移动支撑构件连接到附接的柔性链节至少一个致动臂，并且将致动器连接到运动源，由此致动臂的运动导致压电堆叠的压缩和膨胀，其产生电流进入电负载。

9. 发明申请

US20160322558A1 Mechanically Amplified Smart Material Actuator Utilizing Layered Web Assembly 审中-公开
标题翻译：机械放大智能材料执行器利用分层网络组件
公开(公告)号：US20160322558A1
公开(公告)日：2016-11-03
申请号：US15107601
申请日：2014-12-23
申请人： VIKING AT, LLC
发明人： Jeffery B. Moler , Ben Boor
IPC分类号： H01L41/09 , H02N2/04 , H01L41/083
CPC分类号： H01L41/09 , H01L41/083 , H02N2/043 , H02N2/046
摘要： A smart material actuator comprising a layered web assembly, compensator, smart material device and at least one actuating arm. The web assembly comprises a first surface in operable contact with the smart material device and having at least one resilient member in operable connection with the compensator and the actuating arm. Upon activation of the smart material device, the resilient member flexes and the actuating arm moves. The web assembly is formed of joined layers of inner and outer plates.
摘要翻译：一种智能材料致动器，包括分层卷材组件，补偿器，智能材料装置和至少一个致动臂。腹板组件包括与智能材料装置可操作地接触的第一表面，并具有与补偿器和致动臂可操作连接的至少一个弹性构件。在启动智能材料装置时，弹性构件弯曲并且致动臂移动。纸幅组件由内板和外板的接合层形成。

10. 发明授权

US08850892B2 Smart material actuator with enclosed compensator 有权
标题翻译：带封闭补偿器的智能材料执行器
公开(公告)号：US08850892B2
公开(公告)日：2014-10-07
申请号：US13577819
申请日：2011-02-17
申请人： Jeffery Moler , Aaron Dickey
发明人： Jeffery Moler , Aaron Dickey
IPC分类号： F03G7/00 , G01P15/09 , H02N2/18 , H04R17/00 , H02N2/04
CPC分类号： H04R17/00 , H02N2/043 , H02N2/186
摘要： An actuator driven by a smart material device and suitable for use as an actuator, energy capture device, or sensor, having an enclosed compensator, potting material, at least one actuating arm, and two mechanical webs and a movable supporting member adapted such that application of a suitable electric potential causes a change in shape of the smart material device, thereby flexing the mechanical webs and causing movement of the actuating arm. As an energy capture device or sensor, external motion causes the actuating arm to move, thereby causing the smart material device to generate recoverable electrical energy or an electric signal indicating motion.
摘要翻译：由智能材料装置驱动并且适合用作致动器，能量捕获装置或传感器的致动器，具有封闭的补偿器，灌封材料，至少一个致动臂和两个机械腹板以及可移动的支撑构件，适于使应用合适的电势导致智能材料装置的形状改变，从而使机械幅材弯曲并引起致动臂的移动。作为能量捕获装置或传感器，外部运动导致致动臂移动，从而导致智能材料装置产生可恢复的电能或指示运动的电信号。

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