公开(公告)号：US09972768B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US14461091

申请日：2014-08-15

Applicant: Novasentis, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Levatich ,  Christophe Ramstein ,  Matthew Douglas Rogge ,  Richard Ducharme

IPC: H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H01L41/083 ,  H01L41/08 ,  H01L41/09

CPC classification number: H01L41/193 ,  H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/0825 ,  H01L41/083 ,  H01L41/0926

Abstract: An electromechanical polymer (EMP) transducer may include (a) one or more EMP layers each having a first operating characteristic; and (b) one or more EMP layers each having a second operating characteristic different from the first operating characteristic. The EMP transducer may include at least two EMP layers that are activated independently, and one or more EMP layers being configured to be a sensing layer. The sensing layer may sensitive to one or both of the operating characteristics (e.g., temperature, strain, pressure and their respective rates of change). Other operating characteristic may include resin type, modulus, film thicknesses, degrees of deformations, operating temperature ranges, a stretching ratio of the EMP layers, metallization patterns of electrodes, arrangements of active and inactive EMP layers, arrangements of irradiated EMP layers, arrangements of EMP layers acting as sensors, and arrangements of inactive layers of various degrees of stiffness.

公开(公告)号：US20160049576A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-18

申请号：US14461091

申请日：2014-08-15

Applicant: Novasentis, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Levatich ,  Christophe Ramstein ,  Matthew Douglas Rogge ,  Richard Ducharme

IPC: H01L41/113 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H01L41/083

CPC classification number: H01L41/193 ,  H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/0825 ,  H01L41/083 ,  H01L41/0926

Abstract: An electromechanical polymer (EMP) transducer may include (a) one or more EMP layers each having a first operating characteristic; and (b) one or more EMP layers each having a second operating characteristic different from the first operating characteristic. The EMP transducer may include at least two EMP layers that are activated independently, and one or more EMP layers being configured to be a sensing layer. The sensing layer may sensitive to one or both of the operating characteristics (e.g., temperature, strain, pressure and their respective rates of change). Other operating characteristic may include resin type, modulus, film thicknesses, degrees of deformations, operating temperature ranges, a stretching ratio of the EMP layers, metallization patterns of electrodes, arrangements of active and inactive EMP layers, arrangements of irradiated EMP layers, arrangements of EMP layers acting as sensors, and arrangements of inactive layers of various degrees of stiffness.

Abstract translation: 机电聚合物（EMP）换能器可以包括（a）一个或多个各自具有第一操作特性的EMP层; 和（b）一个或多个EMP层，每个EMP层具有与第一操作特性不同的第二操作特性。 EMP传感器可以包括独立激活的至少两个EMP层，并且一个或多个EMP层被配置为感测层。 感测层可能对操作特性（例如，温度，应变，压力及其各自的变化率）中的一个或两者敏感。 其他工作特性可以包括树脂类型，模量，膜厚度，变形度，工作温度范围，EMP层的拉伸比，电极的金属化图案，活性和非活性EMP层的布置，照射的EMP层的布置， 作为传感器的EMP层，以及各种刚度的不活动层的布置。