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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Daniel J. Buvid, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric J. Campbell, Rochester, MN (US);
Tyler Jandt, Rochester, MN (US);
Joseph Kuczynski, North Port, FL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed aspects relate to a structure which includes shape memory materials having transition triggers to transition the shape memory materials between initial states and transitioned states. A first physical shape of the structure exists when the first shape memory material has the first initial state and the second shape memory material has the second initial state. A second physical shape of the structure exists when the first shape memory material has the first transitioned state and the second shape memory material has the second initial state. A third physical shape of the structure exists when the first shape memory material has the first transitioned state and the second shape memory material has the second transitioned state. The physical shapes of the structure are reversible in nature. In embodiments, the shape memory materials are bonded to a flexible substrate or are clad together.