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Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
Sub-classes:ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
#2Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof
#3HIGH-GRADE HEAT-OF-COMPRESSION STORAGE SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USE
#4MOTION ELEMENT
#5INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE SUPERCRITICAL CO2 POWER CYCLE
#6THERMALLY-POWERED POLYMER FIBER ACTUATORS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING SAME
#7HEAT PUMP AND PHASE-CHANGE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE
#8HIGH-GRADE HEAT-OF-COMPRESSION STORAGE SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USE
#9TISSUE EXERCISING AND STIMULATING BIOREACTOR
#10Environmental aspect control assembly
#11Compressed gas energy storage system
#12Systems and Methods for Fabricating Water-Responsive Actuators
#13Systems and methods for fabricating water-responsive actuators
#14Thermally configurable structural elements especially useful for aircraft components
#15Artificial muscle actuators
#16STEEL MICROFIBER HEATING ELEMENT FOR SOFT ACTUATION AND METHOD
#17Intermuscular ridged boards for artificial muscle devices under heavy lift conditions
#18Thermal actuator arrangement having improved reset time
#19ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOR ACTUATOR, ACTUATOR MEMBER, AND ACTUATOR ELEMENT
#20ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOR ACTUATOR, ACTUATOR MEMBER, AND ACTUATOR ELEMENT
#21Thermally-powered polymer fiber tensile actuators and articles including same
#22Sheath-run artificial muscles and methods of use thereof
#23ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY
#24Precise fluid input control for point-of-care devices
#25Devices for thermally actuating deformable mirror, and associated manufacturing methods
#26Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof
#27Compressed gas energy storage system
#28Method for Operating a Liquid Air Energy Storage
#29ENHANCED LOW TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE-POWERED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
#30Light responsive polymer magnetic microrobots
#31Polymer fiber actuators
#32Digitally controlled variable stiffness sporting equipment
#33Humidity-responsive tripeptide crystal
#34SMA ACTUATORS FOR OPTICAL IMAGE STABILISATION
#35Multi-fluid, earth battery energy systems and methods
#36Artificial muscles comprising an electrode pair and artificial muscle assemblies including same
#37ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
#38System and methods for fabricating actuators and electrically actuated hydraulic solid materials
#39FIBER FOR ACTUATORS, AND ACTUATOR AND FIBER PRODUCT USING SAME
#40Actuator
#41Heat recover apparatus, system and method of using the same
#42Artificial muscle actuators
#43Inductively heated thermal actuator
#44Heat driven turbine and method of using the same
#45Water-responsive materials and uses therefor
#46Actuating textiles containing polymer fiber muscles
#47Thermochromic actuators
#48Artificial muscle actuators
#49Geothermal energy system and method of producing power using same
#50Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof
#51Magnetically driven hopping soft robot based on magnetically programmed temperature-sensitive hydrogels
#52Light-driven rotor applied to a water surface
#53Untwisted artificial muscle
#54THERMAL ACTUATOR
#55Artificial muscle tentacles
#56Embedded conductive wires in polymer artificial muscle actuating devices
#57Actuator
#58Assembly for producing a thermostatic element
#59Bending muscle sleeve
#60Frozen Water Energy Generator and Method of Generating Same
#61Dynamic anti-buckling support for a long slender member with a high axial compression stress state and changing length
#62Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof
#63Thermal actuator
#64Coiled and twisted nanofiber yarn and polymer fiber actuators
#65Multi-fluid, earth battery energy systems and methods
#66Slurry for flexible electrodes, and flexible electrode using same
#67LIQUID-SOLID PHASE CHANGE POWER GENERATION
#68Hybrid drive device
#69Synchronized muscles
#70Thermally-powered coiled polymer fiber tensile actuator system and method
#71Elongate fiber artificial muscles and method of fabrication
#72Artificial muscle actuators
#73Fluid driven motor device
#74Artificial muscle actuators
#75Soft actuator using thermoelectric effect
#76Materials, devices, and methods for resonant ambient thermal energy harvesting using thermal diodes
#77Movable device
#78Continuous production of muscle fibers
#79Manufacturing of artificial muscle actuators
#80Magnetic Explosive Engine
#81Exploiting condensation heat in heat engines
#82Water-responsive materials and uses therefor
#83Self-assembled or reconfigurable structures for heat flow control devices
#84General purpose engine
#85Actuator with shape-memory element
#86Multidirectional artificial muscles from nylon
#87Actuator for adjusting a movable element, uses and methods of adjustment
#88Artificial muscle actuators
#89Locking device having shape memory alloy for an energy storage device of a motor vehicle and method for operating such a locking device
#90Deformable polymer fiber actuator, sensor device and control device
#91Variable-stiffness actuator
#92DOUBLE-LAYER COMPONENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DOUBLE-LAYER COMPONENT AND HEAT ENGINE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF DOUBLE-LAYER COMPONENTS
#93Variable stiffness actuator
#94Method relating to phase change composite bimorphs
#95Actuator device, actuation method and manufacturing method
#96FLUID DRIVEN MOTOR DEVICE
#97BACTERIAL SPORE BASED ENERGY SYSTEM
#98Bi-stable actuator devices
#99Acupressure device
#100Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof
#101Amalthea venturi thermal cycle
#102SOFT MATERIAL, METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY INDUCING DEFORMATION THEREIN, AND SOFT ROBOT
#103Drive component for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
#104Coolant control valve with thermoelectric generator
#105Method of manufacturing thermo valve and thermo valve
#106Thermoacoustic engine
#107Drilling tool for sinking automatically directionally monitored bores
#108Materials, devices, and methods for resonant ambient thermal energy harvesting
#109Actuator for controlling the fluid paths of a filling unit for a beverage filling system, filling unit, and beverage filling system
#110Valve assembly with shape-memory alloy wires and method of using the same
#111Calibration of an actuator
#112High throughput fabrication of soft machines
#113Light responsive polymer magnetic microrobots
#114Method of optimizing memory wire actuator energy output
#115Balanced-pressure multi-compartment vessel, thermodynamic energy converter and operating method
#116Dynamic anti-buckling support for a long slender member with a high axial compression stress state and changing length
#117Exploiting compression heat in heat engines
#118Vapor pressure solid articles and methods for making and using the same
#119Solid-liquid phase change driven heat engine via hydraulic oil power generation
#120Information presentation apparatus
#121Variable-stiffness actuator
#122Artificial muscle
#123Jet flow generation device, and jet flow generation system
#124Active woven materials
#125SMA bundle wire optimisation in an energy recovery device
#126Deforming shape memory alloy using self-regulating thermal elements
#127Thermal actuator
#128Actuator device
#129Method of manufacturing thermo valve and thermo valve
#130Intra-thorax/abdomen respiratory apparatus
#131System and method for converting heat to kinetic energy
#132STIRLING ENGINE FOR AN EMISSION-FREE AIRCRAFT
#133Temperature sensitive system
#134Actuator based on carbon nanotubes and actuating system using the same
#135Biomimetic limb and robot using the same
#136Coiled, twisted nanofiber yarn and polymer fiber torsional actuators
#137Soft actuator using thermoelectric effect
#138Shape memory article with heat-generating microcapsule
#139Method and apparatus for driving actuators using a shape memory alloy
#140Flexible thin robotic actuators
#141Loop linked smart morphing actuator
#142Variable stiffness device and method of manufacturing the same
#143Device and Method for Storing Energy
#144Thermal retracting actuator
#145Heat dissipation device and electronic system
#146Actuator and alarm apparatus
#147Digitally controlled variable stiffness ski, snowboard, and boots system
#148Energy cell for converting heat into other forms of energy and apparatus for the recovery of heat that makes use of such an energy cell
#149Actuator
#150System for converting thermal energy into electrical power
#151METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MODIFYING A CHARACTERISTIC OF A WIRE ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY THE DISTANCE SEAPARTING ITS TWO ENDS
#152Bacterial spore based energy system
#153Evaporation-driven engines
#154Thermostat with thermally responsive material and force transmitting element
#155Actuator
#156Actuator and actuation method
#157Thermoactuator and attachment structure thereof
#158Aerosol-generating device comprising a heat exchanger
#159Thermoelectric generator
#160SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING MECHANICAL AND/OR THERMAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL POWER
#161LOCOMOTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICE AND IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME
#162High-efficiency power generation system
#163Apparatus for cost effective wireless actuator using SMA and MRC
#164Environmental aspect control assembly
#165Thermal retracting actuator
#166Wax-motor with high cycle life
#167Phase Change Device for Use within a Volume of Fluid
#168Impact producing actuator and touch panel
#169Electrothermal actuators
#170Electrothermal actuators
#171Electrothermal composite material and electrothermal actuator using the same
#172Stirling engine for an emission-free aircraft
#173MAGNETOCALORIC DRIVING DEVICES
#174Closed-cycle cryogenic engine and operating method for propelling vehicles and generating electricity
#175High throughput fabrication of soft machines
#176METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMALLY ACTUATING AND UNACTUATING DOWNHOLE TOOLS
#177Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus
#178Dynamic anti-buckling support for a long slender member with a high axial compression stress state and changing length
#179Generating energy from changes in atmospheric pressure
#180Test method
#181Thermoelement and thermovalve incorporating thermoelement
#182THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR COMPRISING A DEFORMABLE BY-LAYER MEMBRANE EXHIBITING MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
#183PROPULSION DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING MOMENTUM
#184Method of manufacturing bistable strips having different curvatures
#185Coiled and non-coiled twisted polymer fiber torsional and tensile actuators
#186Apparatus that changes physical state and a method
#187Power generating system utilizing ambient temperature
#188Coiled and non-coiled twisted nanofiber yarn torsional and tensile actuators
#189Pump seal with thermal retracting actuator
#190System for conversing thermal energy into electrical energy
#191THERMAL ACTUATOR
#192DEVICE FOR CONVERTING HEAT ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
#193Thermostatic element
#194Device for converting thermal power into electric power
#195Thermal actuator including fluid with high temperature stability
#196RECONFIGURABLE BI-STABLE DEVICE
#197ENERGIZATION OF AN ELEMENT WITH A THERMALLY EXPANDABLE MATERIAL
#198Concentric three chamber heat exchanger
#199Flexible robotic actuators
#200Thermal ratchet system
#201Thermal pulse energy harvesting
#202SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DESIGNING HIGH DEGREE OF FREEDOM (DOF) COMPLIANT NANOPOSITIONERS
#203Actuator having at least one control element which has thermal transducer material
#204Device and method for generating a second temperature variation from a first temperature variation
#205Actuator device with stable working positions
#206Actuator device
#207Thermal expansion drive devices and related methods
#208Pump seal with thermal retracting actuator
#209Pump seal with thermal retracting actuator
#210ENERGY DEVICE
#211VANADIUM DIOXIDE MICROACTUATORS
#212Passive closing device for thermal self-protection of high pressure gas vessels
#213Shape memory alloy based linear actuator assembly
#214High-temperature thermal actuator utilizing phase change material
#215Intrinsic monitoring of shape memory alloy actuated devices
#216Compensating for incomplete reversal in mechanisms incorporating shape memory alloy wire
#217Microactuator using bubble growth and destruction
#218Tubular device and actuator
#219Self-contained thermally actuated flow-control assembly
#220Actuator, micropump, and electronic equipment
#221Electrically heated thermostatic working element
#222Actuator and Method
#223Device for converting thermal energy into electric energy in the presence of a hot source
#224Bacterial spore based energy system
#225Thermo-element and thermostat
#226Thermally-controlled component and thermal control process
#227Heat engine system for vehicles
#228Passive closing device for thermal self-protection of high pressure gas vessels
#229Thermal energy conversion system
#230Stirling engine for an emission-free aircraft
#231Power generation system
#232DEHUMIDIFIER SYSTEM AND METHOD
#233Thermal engine capable of utilizing low temperature sources of heat
#234Thermal ratchet system
#235Reconfigurable bi-stable device
#236Thermostatic element
#237Thermal actuator
#238Active twist hollow beam system
#239EXPANDABLE MEMBER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
#240Release actuator employing components with different coefficients of thermal expansion
#241Actuator
#242ACTUATOR
#243TUNABLE STIFFNESS ACTUATOR
#244Electro-thermal actuator device
#245Shape memory alloy heat engines and energy harvesting systems
#246Shape memory alloy heat engines and energy harvesting systems
#247Energy storage system using supercritical air
#248Shape memory alloy actuator
#249Hydraulic pressure transducer and hydraulic system
#250Actuator device including an expandable material
#251Temperature activatable actuator
#252Temperature sensitive actuator attaching structure
#253CRYONUCLEATOR
#254Shape memory alloy powered hydraulic accumulator having actuation plates
#255Thermal engine capable of utilizing low-temperature sources of heat
#256Mechanical temperature compensation methods and devices
#257Energy cell operable to generate a pressurized fluid via bladder means and a phase change material
#258Method And Apparatus For Shape Memory Alloy Bender Actuator
#259THERMALLY OPERATED VALVE
#260Thermostatic working element and method for manufacturing a thermostatic working element
#261Method for stacking thermal actuators with liquid crystal elastomer
#262Air conditioning using mechanical leverage and refrigerants
#263Driving device and imaging device
#264Flexible actuator based on shape memory alloy sheet
#265Shape memory-based actuators and release mechanisms therefrom
#266Electricity-Generating Heat Conversion Device and System
#267Cooling system
#268Phase change material energy system
#269Exhaust system
#270Thermoelectric generator
#271Multi-Axis Metamorphic Actuator and Drive System and Method
#272MEMS actuator device with integrated temperature sensors
#273ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY AT A SEABED
#274Turbine engine alloys and crystalline orientations
#275Thermo-magnetic actuator
#276Active twist hollow beam system
#277Landing gear uplock mechanism employing thermal phase-change actuation
#278Low differential temperature rotary engines
#279SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING HEAT ENERGY
#280MEMS actuators with stress releasing design
#281Multi-Segmented Spine with Integrated Actuation
#282Electro-thermal actuator device
#283THERMO ELEMENT
#284Bistable electroactive polymers
#285Wax Actuator and a Method of Actuating by Means of a Wax Actuator
#286Air-Conditioning System for Technical Wear
#287Electro-mechanical actuator device and apparatus incorporating such device
#288MOVEMENT DEVICE
#289THERMALLY ACTIVE MECHANICALLY BLOOMING ARTIFICIAL FLOWER
#290Thermal bend actuator material selection
#291Method of manufacturing a hysteretic MEMS two-dimensional thermal device
#292MONOLITHIC NANOSCALE ACTUATION
#293METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY USING THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION
#294Power transmission for a thermal elastic wire
#295MICRO--ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR WITH SPACER SEPARATED LAYERS
#296Hysteretic MEMS thermal device and method of manufacture
#297Electromechanical transducer—artificial muscle
#298Thermostatic Element, A Regulator Valve Including Such An Element And A Cooling Liquid Circuit Incorporating Such A Valve
#299Method and machine for converting heat to power
#300Temperature-switching materials having improved strength and thermal properties