Patents by Inventor Anthony Hingeley

Anthony Hingeley 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).

  • Embedded conductive wires in polymer artificial muscle actuating devices
    Patent number: 11067063
    Abstract: An actuating device and a method for manufacturing an actuating device, where the method includes wrapping a conductive wire (204) around a polymer fiber (202) at a set tension, and heating the polymer fiber and wire to a temperature that exceeds the glass transition temperature of the polymer fiber for a predetermined amount of time to partially embed the conductive wire into the polymer fiber. The method also includes cooling the polymer fiber and wire to below the glass transition temperature resulting in a wired polymer fiber wherein at least part of the conductive wire is embedded in the polymer fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Marilu Guerrero, Sergey Li, Randy Allen, Anthony Hingeley
  • EMBEDDED CONDUCTIVE WIRES IN POLYMER ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE ACTUATING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200362836
    Abstract: An actuating device and a method for manufacturing an actuating device, where the method includes wrapping a conductive wire (204) around a polymer fiber (202) at a set tension, and heating the polymer fiber and wire to a temperature that exceeds the glass transition temperature of the polymer fiber for a predetermined amount of time to partially embed the conductive wire into the polymer fiber. The method also includes cooling the polymer fiber and wire to below the glass transition temperature resulting in a wired polymer fiber wherein at least part of the conductive wire is embedded in the polymer fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Lintec of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Marilu Guerrero, Sergey Li, Randy Allen, Anthony Hingeley