US Patent Issued to Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology on Dec. 9 for "Integrated self-monitoring soft actuator and self-monitoring method of soft actuator" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,630, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (Daegu, South Korea).

"Integrated self-monitoring soft actuator and self-monitoring method of soft actuator" was invented by Jae Hong Lee (Daegu, South Korea) and Hwa Joong Kim (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an integral self-monitoring soft actuator including a body portion configured to be driven by deformation due to stimulation; a first limiter integrally formed with respect to the longitudinal direction of the body portion to limit deformation of the body portion in the longitudinal direction; a second limite...