Patents by Inventor William D. Sutherland

William D. Sutherland 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).

  • Automated manufacturing processes for producing deformable polymer devices and films
    Patent number: 9553254
    Abstract: A process for producing a patterned deformable polymer film for use in a deformable polymer device is disclosed. The process includes positioning an intermediary layer between a deformable film and a process tooling and printing at least one electrode on the deformable film by depositing an ink to form the at least one electrode on a first surface of the deformable film, wherein the intermediary layer permits release of the deformable film from the process tooling subsequent to the printing process. Films produced by the inventive processes may find use in electroactive polymer devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Francois Egron, Pat Liptawat, Junfeng Mei, Hooman Mousavi Nazari, Xina Quan, Marcus A. Rosenthal, William D. Sutherland, Luther L. White, III
  • STACKED ACTUATOR APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150270791
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a stacked electroactive transducer comprises a cyclic process for providing a multilayer stack. The stacked transducer can be manufactured using a roll-to-sheet lamination process including a vacuum belt process, various loop cast processes, and a continuous lamination process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: William D. Sutherland, Patrick Wu, Pat Lipawat, Hooman Mousavi Nazari, Silmon James Biggs
  • AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING DEFORMABLE POLYMER DEVICES AND FILMS
    Publication number: 20140290834
    Abstract: A process for producing a patterned deformable polymer film for use in a deformable polymer device is disclosed. The process includes positioning an intermediary layer between a deformable film and a process tooling and printing at least one electrode on the deformable film by depositing an ink to form the at least one electrode on a first surface of the deformable film, wherein the intermediary layer permits release of the deformable film from the process tooling subsequent to the printing process. Films produced by the inventive processes may find use in electroactive polymer devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Francois Egron, Pat Liptawat, Junfeng Mei, Hooman Mousavi Nazari, Xina Quan, Marcus A. Rosenthal, William D. Sutherland, Chris A. Weaber, Luther L. White, III
  • Alarm clock
    Patent number: D358773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Inventor: William D. Sutherland