This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: William Marsh Rice University. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Reginald Desroches and Energy-Absorbing Inventions
Introduction
Reginald Desroches is an inventor associated with William Marsh Rice University in Houston, Texas. His patent work includes a design for absorbing energy through controlled deformation.
Latest Patents
Desroches is credited with 1 patent: “Methods and Devices for Absorbing Energy.” The invention describes a damping device that combines a superelastic element made from an austenitic shape memory alloy with an adjacent energy-absorbing element. The latter may be made from a shape memory alloy, a malleable metal or alloy, or a viscoelastic polymer. The superelastic element restrains deformation of the energy-absorbing element, providing a way to manage energy through the device’s materials and structure.
Career Highlights
Desroches’s listed patent reflects work on damping and energy absorption, using material properties and component arrangement to control deformation. His institutional affiliation is William Marsh Rice University, located in Houston.
Collaborations
The listed coworkers associated with Desroches include Darel Hodgson and Mohammad Salehi Najafabadi.
Conclusion
Reginald Desroches’s patent on energy-absorbing devices highlights an approach to damping that pairs a superelastic element with a deformable energy-absorbing material.
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