Patents Assigned to Micromuscle AG
  • Fiber-reinforced microactuator
    Patent number: 6933659
    Abstract: Microactuator comprising a volume changing layer (1) and a carrier substrate layer (2) carrying the volume changing layer (1), the microactuator also comprising a reinforcing structure (3) having an unevenly distributed bending stiffness and that the reinforcing structure (3) is spread over any of the layers (1), (2) to control the movement of the microactuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Micromuscle AG
    Inventors: Magnus Krogh, Olle Inganäs, Edwin Jager