Patents by Inventor Ty B. Ebling

Ty B. Ebling 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).

  • Modular inflation systems and inflation segments including artificial muscles
    Patent number: 11689123
    Abstract: Modular inflation systems and inflation segments including an inflation enclosure and a plurality of artificial muscle layers provided within the inflation enclosure in a stacked arrangement, each of the plurality of artificial muscle layers including one or more artificial muscles, wherein one or more plurality of artificial muscles of each of the plurality of artificial muscle layers are operable between an actuated state and a non-actuated state, and one or more fastening members for attaching the inflation segment to another inflation segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ty B. Ebling, Michael P. Rowe
  • MODULAR INFLATION SYSTEMS AND INFLATION SEGMENTS INCLUDING ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES
    Publication number: 20220321034
    Abstract: Modular inflation systems and inflation segments including an inflation enclosure and a plurality of artificial muscle layers provided within the inflation enclosure in a stacked arrangement, each of the plurality of artificial muscle layers including one or more artificial muscles, wherein one or more plurality of artificial muscles of each of the plurality of artificial muscle layers are operable between an actuated state and a non-actuated state, and one or more fastening members for attaching the inflation segment to another inflation segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ty B. Ebling, Michael P. Rowe