Patents by Inventor Wuyi Pan

Wuyi Pan 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).

  • Single crystal domain driven bender actuator
    Patent number: 5142186
    Abstract: A single crystal bender actuator for selectively positioning a movable precision optical or acoustical component is described which comprises a single crystal of barium titanate, barium strontium titanate, barium lead titanate, potassium niobate tantalate, lead titanate-lead magnesium niobate or other material in which a special domain structure can be induced to produce a very high strain bimorph configuration, the single crystal operatively interconnecting support structure and the movable component, and means for selectively applying an electric field of controllable field strength to the crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Leslie E. Cross, Wuyi Pan, Qiming Zhang