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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Pablo Zavattieri, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Yunlan Zhang, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Nilesh Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Restrepo, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gordon Jarrold, Chicago, IL (US);
Maria Milian Velay-Lizancos, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A phase transformational cellular material, including a plurality of bistable cells, each respective bistable cell operationally connected to at least one other respective bistable cell. Each bistable cell enjoys a first stable phase and a second stable phase. The first stable phase is a first geometric configuration and the second stable phase is a second geometric configuration different from the first geometric configuration. An energy transaction is required to shift each respective cell between stable phases. A mechanical energy transaction is required to shift from the first to the second phase, while a thermal energy transaction is required to shift from the second to the first phase.