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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:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2022
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yifan Wang, Singapore, SG;
Chiara Daraio, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Douglas C Hofmann, Altadena, CA (US);
Liuchi Li, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jose E Andrade, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06N 7/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06N 7/00 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G06F 30/17 (2020.01);
Abstract
A structure having a tunable modulus of bending (flexibility) composed of interlocking geometric particles arranged such that an external pressure/force causes them to jam together, increasing the stiffness of the overall structure. Methods for creating the external pressure can include the use of an envelope around the structure that can be evacuated of air.