Title:
STRUCTURES WITH TUNABLE STIFFNESS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/256182
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A structure having a tunable modulus of bending (flexibility) composed of interlocking geometric particles arranged such that an external pressure/force causes them to jam together, increasing the stiffness of the overall structure. Methods for creating the external pressure can include the use of an envelope around the structure that can be evacuated of air.
Inventors:
WANG YIFAN (US)
DARAIO CHIARA (US)
HOFMANN DOUGLAS (US)
LI LIUCHI (US)
ANDRADE JOSE (US)
DARAIO CHIARA (US)
HOFMANN DOUGLAS (US)
LI LIUCHI (US)
ANDRADE JOSE (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2022/030052
Publication Date:
March 23, 2023
Filing Date:
May 19, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN (US)
International Classes:
B29C43/10; B29C64/153; B29D24/00; B33Y10/00; B33Y80/00; B29L31/30; B29L31/48; B29L31/60
Foreign References:
| US20150107233A1 | 2015-04-23 | |||
| US20170183870A1 | 2017-06-29 | |||
| US20170360590A1 | 2017-12-21 | |||
| US20120310126A1 | 2012-12-06 | |||
| US20190106916A1 | 2019-04-11 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CASH, Brian, J. et al. (US)
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