Acoustic mechanical feed-throughs for producing work across a structure

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PATENT NO 9748870
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14557844

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An apparatus that passes vibrational energy across a mechanical structure lacking a perforation. The disclosed apparatus and method provide the ability to transfer work (rotary or linear motion) across pressure or thermal barriers or in a sterile environment without generating contaminants; the presence of reflectors in the solid barrier to enhance the efficiency of the energy/power transmission, and the ability to produce a bi-directional driving mechanism using a plurality of different mode resonances, such as a fundamental frequency resonance and a higher frequency resonance. In some instances, a plane within the mechanical structure lacking a perforation is a nodal plane of the vibrational energy field.

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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY1200 E CALIFORNIA BLVD M/C 6-32 PASADENA CA 91125

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Bao, Xiaoqi San Gabriel, US 26 553
Bar-Cohen, Yoseph Seal Beach, US 46 1756
Sherril, Stewart La Crescenta, US 1 0

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