Patents by Inventor Mike Zumbrum

Mike Zumbrum 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).

  • TRANSDUCER COMPRISING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH A COMPOSITE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20110198971
    Abstract: The invention provides a transducer for converting between mechanical and electrical energies. The transducer comprises an EAP laminate with a layer of an elastomer material arranged between two electrode layers, each electrode layer comprising a second layer of a plastically deformable material, e.g. metal or a thermoplastic material, and a third layer of an electrically conductive material. Due to the layer of plastically deformable material, the electrode layers can be shaped into various shapes which can provide anisotropic characteristics of the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Tryson, Mohamed Benslimane, Hans-Erik Kiil, Mike Zumbrum