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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:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Moshun, Llc, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Timothy John Boundy, Deer Park, IL (US);
Steven Michael Barger, Bartlett, IL (US);
Terence Michael Lydon, Westmont, IL (US);
Richard Michael Lang, Howey in the Hills, FL (US);
Wilfredo Gonzalez, Jr., Plainfield, IL (US);
Darren Michael Boundy, Long Grove, IL (US);
Eric McHugh, Naperville, IL (US);
David Schuda, Wheaton, IL (US);
George L. Wilson, IV, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Jason K. Resch, Warwick, RI (US);
Mario F. DeRango, Cary, IL (US);
John Edward Buchalo, South Barrington, IL (US);
Richard A. Herbst, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Kurt Estes, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Evan Anderson, Naples, FL (US);
Moshun, LLC, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
A head unit device for controlling motion of an object includes shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF. The chamber further includes a piston compartment and an auxiliary compartment. The head unit device further includes an auxiliary bypass configured within the chamber, and a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment. The chamber further includes a set of fluid flow sensors and a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the auxiliary bypass to adjust the STF flow between the piston compartment and the auxiliary compartment to cause selection of one of a first range of shear rates or a second range of shear rates for the STF within the piston compartment.