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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Government of the United States As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. White, Centerville, OH (US);
Taylor H. Ware, Richardson, TX (US);
Michael E. McConney, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Jeong Jae Wie, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Suk-Kyun Ahn, Busan, KR;
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/38 (2006.01); C08F 22/10 (2006.01); G02F 1/1337 (2006.01); C09K 19/04 (2006.01); G02F 1/1339 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/3809 (2013.01); C08F 22/10 (2013.01); C09K 19/3804 (2013.01); G02F 1/133711 (2013.01); G02F 1/133788 (2013.01); C09K 2019/0425 (2013.01); C09K 2219/00 (2013.01); G02F 1/1339 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133715 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer comprises polymerized, nematic monomers. The monomers are organized into a plurality of voxels with each voxel having a director orientation.