Patents by Inventor Audrey SEDAL

Audrey SEDAL 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).

  • Fluidic actuator system using auxetic beam reinforcements
    Patent number: 11255356
    Abstract: An actuator system is provided having a fluidic body member having a surface configured to be deformable in response to a pressure differential. One or more auxetic elements are disposed on and engage the surface of the fluidic body member in the form of a network of beam elements. The auxetic element has a negative Poisson's ratio resulting in kinematics such that upon application of the internal fluid pressure, the surface of the fluidic body member is caused to have specific kinematics enabling planar and 3D motions. In some embodiments, the plurality of non-auxetic elements cooperate with a plurality of auxetic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Audrey Sedal, Joshua Bishop-Moser, Sridhar Kota, Michael Fisher, Margaret Kohler, Alan Wineman
  • Fluidic Actuator System Using Auxetic Beam Reinforcements
    Publication number: 20210095700
    Abstract: An actuator system is provided having a fluidic body member having a surface configured to be deformable in response to a pressure differential. One or more auxetic elements are disposed on and engage the surface of the fluidic body member in the form of a network of beam elements. The auxetic element has a negative Poisson's ratio resulting in kinematics such that upon application of the internal fluid pressure, the surface of the fluidic body member is caused to have specific kinematics enabling planar and 3D motions. In some embodiments, the plurality of non-auxetic elements cooperate with a plurality of auxetic elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Audrey SEDAL, Joshua BISHOP-MOSER, Sridhar KOTA, Michael FISHER, Margaret KOHLER, Alan WINEMAN