US 12,215,677 B2
Artificial cilium and arrays thereof
Itai Cohen, Ithaca, NY (US); Wei Wang, Ithaca, NY (US); and Qingkun Liu, Ithaca, NY (US)
Assigned to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US)
Filed by Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/783,271.
Application 18/783,271 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2023/028004, filed on Jul. 18, 2023.
Application 18/783,271 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2023/011619, filed on Jan. 23, 2023.
Application PCT/US2023/028004 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2023/011619, filed on Jan. 23, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/368,751, filed on Jul. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/268,351, filed on Feb. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/267,190, filed on Jan. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0392758 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. F03G 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC F03G 7/0121 (2021.08) [F03G 7/0254 (2021.08)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An artificial cilium comprising:
a first actuator including a first passive layer on a first active layer;
a second actuator including a second passive layer on a second active layer;
a proximal panel, a distal panel, and, between the proximal panel and the distal panel, a middle panel having a length less than a distance between the proximal panel and the distal panel when the proximal panel and the distal panel are coplanar; and
a wire that is (i) electrically connected to the second actuator and (ii) on each of the proximal panel and the distal panel;
the first actuator being on each of, and spanning a proximal gap between, the proximal panel and the middle panel;
the second actuator being on each of, spanning a distal gap between, the middle panel and the distal panel.