Patents by Inventor Roy D. Kornbluth

Roy D. Kornbluth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electroactive polymer manufacturing
    Patent number: 8981621
    Abstract: Described herein are transducers and their fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electrical and mechanical energy. The present invention provides methods for fabricating electromechanical devices including one or more electroactive polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventors: Ronald E. Pelrine, Roy D. Kornbluth, Qibing Pei, Seajin Oh, Jose P. Joseph
  • ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20120169184
    Abstract: Described herein are transducers and their fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electrical and mechanical energy. The present invention provides methods for fabricating electromechanical devices including one or more electroactive polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Ronald E. Pelrine, Roy D. Kornbluth, Qibing Pei, Seajin Oh, Jose P. Joseph