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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hon Wah Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Seattle, WA (US);
Alistair K. Chan, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Jordin T. Kare, San Jose, CA (US);
ELWHA LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to selectively stiffenable assemblies, protective garments and systems that include such selectively stiffenable assemblies for protecting one or more body portions of an individual wearing the protective garment, and methods of protecting a subject from an impact with a protective garment worn by the subject. A protective may include a plurality of first shield segments forming a first arrangement, a plurality of second shield segments laterally offset from the plurality of first shield segments and forming a second arrangement, and a compression mechanism operably coupled to the plurality of first shield segments and to the plurality of second shield segments and configured to compress together at least one of the plurality of first shield segments and at least one of the plurality of second shield segments.