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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2018
Applicant:
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Umesh N. Gandhi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Marcelo J. Dapino, Columbus, OH (US);
Venkata Siva C. Chillara, Columbus, OH (US);
Leon M. Headings, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/18 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/182 (2013.01); B62D 25/161 (2013.01); B62D 25/186 (2013.01); B62D 35/00 (2013.01); B62D 37/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A morphing fender skirt includes a rigid, open-ended arched base, stretchable exterior skin connected across the base, and a structural, bendable rib array connected over the base subjacent to the skin. The rib array is configured to bend between a flattened shape over the base, whereby the rib array imparts the flattened shape to the skin across the base, and a domed shape over the base, whereby the rib array imparts the domed shape to the skin across the base.