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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Parness, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kalind C. Carpenter, Pasadena, CA (US);
Douglas C. Hofmann, Altadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 15/02 (2006.01); B60B 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 15/02 (2013.01); B60B 15/021 (2013.01); B60B 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement flexible members that include integrated tools made from metallic glass-based materials. In one embodiment, a structure includes: a flexible member characterized by an elongated geometry and an integrated tool disposed at one end of the elongated geometry; where the flexible member includes a metallic glass-based material.