Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valves and methods of operating valves
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Application No.: US17326885Application Date: 2021-05-21
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Publication No.: US11885428B2Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Shardul S. Panwar , Deborah Bumgardner , Ryohei Tsuruta
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: F16K31/02
- IPC: F16K31/02 ; A41D27/28

Abstract:
A valve includes a substrate, a shape-memory wire, a conductive polymer, and a current source. The substrate defines an opening therethrough and includes at least one flap selectively extendable across the opening. The shape-memory wire is coupled to the at least one flap. The conductive polymer is coupled to the at least one flap. The current source is coupled to the shape-memory wire and the conductive polymer, such that electrical current from the current source selectively energizes the shape-memory wire and the conductive polymer thereby moving the at least one flap between a closed position and an open position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220373095A1 VALVES AND METHODS OF OPERATING VALVES Public/Granted day:2022-11-24
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