US 11,701,245 B2
Electrohydraulic batteries and devices and systems including same
Robert F. Shepherd, Ithaca, NY (US); and James Pikul, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US)
Appl. No. 17/605,996
Filed by Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/029668
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 22, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/219780, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,710, filed on Apr. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0218500 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A61H 3/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/18 (2006.01); H01M 8/04186 (2016.01); A61F 2/74 (2006.01); A61F 2/58 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/74 (2021.08) [A61F 2/586 (2013.01); A61H 1/0288 (2013.01); A61H 3/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/04186 (2013.01); H01M 8/188 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1238 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. An electrohydraulic device, comprising:
a battery having a vessel containing a flowable electrolyte; and
an actuator in fluidic communication with the vessel of the battery, the actuator configured to be actuated using the flowable electrolyte, and wherein the actuator is a soft actuator configured to be inflated and/or deflated by the flowable electrolyte.
 
14. A muscle augmentation system, comprising:
at least one electrohydraulic device including:
a battery having a vessel containing a flowable electrolyte; and
an actuator in fluidic communication with the vessel of the battery, the actuator configured to be actuated using the flowable electrolyte.