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Title:
SHAPE-SHIFTING SURFACES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/009719
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Shape-shifting surfaces that retain their effectiveness as physical barriers while undergoing changes in shape. The shape changes include any motion that makes the surface more effective at performing its function, such as expansion, shrinkage, twisting, encircling, wiggling, swallowing or constricting. The shape-shifting surfaces include tiled arrays of polygonal cells, each cell including specifically-designed compliant flexures attached to specifically-shaped overlapping thin plates or shells. Applications for such surfaces include micro-scale cellular engineering and macro-scale biomedical applications, recreational uses, national security, and environmental protection.

Inventors:
LUSK CRAIG (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/044370
Publication Date:
July 19, 2012
Filing Date:
July 18, 2011
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Assignee:
UNIV SOUTH FLORIDA (US)
LUSK CRAIG (US)
International Classes:
B25J11/00; F16C11/00; F16D1/12
Foreign References:
US20040249582A12004-12-09
US20080269948A12008-10-30
US20060285758A12006-12-21
JP2005287846A2005-10-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SMITH, Ronald E. (Oldsmar, Florida, US)
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