Manufacturing of artificial muscle actuators

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11299825
APP PUB NO 20200000572A1
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16488970

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Methods and a device for the continuous manufacturing of artificial muscle actuator device fibers are disclosed. The method includes: threading an untwisted fiber along the axis of a tube and inside the tube that includes a heating means to raise the localized temperature of a cross-section of the tube to a predetermined temperature; providing a tension on the untwisted fiber; and twisting the untwisted fiber while the fiber is within the tube.

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LINTEC OF AMERICA990 N BOWSER RD SUITE 840 RICHARDSON TX 75081

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Li, Sergey Richardson, US 22 860
Lima, Marcio Dias Richardson, US 27 40

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