Patents by Inventor Markus KAGERER

Markus KAGERER 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).

  • SMA-based discrete actuator
    Patent number: 11578709
    Abstract: The present application relates to a stepwise discrete actuator (10) with two shape memory alloy wires (15, 15?) used in an antagonistic configuration to drive a slider (13) that moves a toothed element (12) through tooth-engaging fingers (131, 132) that are spaced at rest by a distance F that is shorter than the distance T between adjacent teeth by an amount sufficient for a stationary finger lifter (14) to lift that of the slider fingers (131, 132) that does not engage the movable toothed element (12) such that it clears the teeth of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ACTUATOR SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Köpfer, Matthias Peterreins, Markus Kagerer
  • SMA-BASED DISCRETE ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20220412325
    Abstract: The present application relates to a stepwise discrete actuator (10) with two shape memory alloy wires (15, 15?) used in an antagonistic configuration to drive a slider (13) that moves a toothed element (12) through tooth-engaging fingers (131, 132) that are spaced at rest by a distance F that is shorter than the distance T between adjacent teeth by an amount sufficient for a stationary finger lifter (14) to lift that of the slider fingers (131, 132) that does not engage the movable toothed element (12) such that it clears the teeth of the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: ACTUATOR SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Markus KÖPFER, Matthias PETERREINS, Markus KAGERER