Patents by Inventor Selahattin Ozcelik

Selahattin Ozcelik 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 structure
    Patent number: 7193350
    Abstract: An electroactive polymer (EAP) structure. The structure includes at least one EAP strand. An EAP strand includes a plurality of EAP segments and a plurality of insulators. An EAP segment includes an EAP tile and an activator. The activator facilitates activation of the EAP tile. The plurality of EAP segments and the plurality of insulators have a concatenated configuration, wherein adjacent EAP segments are electrically separated by one of the plurality of insulators, and wherein the EAP segments are operatively coupled to the plurality of insulators. A method for the system is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Michael R. Blackburn, Selahattin Ozcelik