Patents Assigned to PANASAONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMEENT CO., LTD.
  • Actuator
    Patent number: 10154895
    Abstract: The present invention provides an actuator, comprising a fiber and a temperature regulator capable of at least one of heating and cooling the fiber. The fiber is twisted around a longitudinal axis thereof. The fiber is folded so as to have a shape of a cylindrical coil. The fiber is formed of linear low-density polyethylene. The following mathematical formula (I) is satisfied: D/d<1 (I), where D represents a mean diameter of the cylindrical coil; and d represents a diameter of the fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: PANASAONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMEENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maki Hiraoka, Katsuhiko Asai, Yuriko Kaneko, Hidekazu Arase, Atsushi Omote