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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Silver Spring, MD (US);
The Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Fort Detrick, MD (US);
Kenneth Loh, San Diego, CA (US);
Yingjun Zhao, La Jolla, CA (US);
Yujin Park, Austin, TX (US);
John Fraser, San Diego, CA (US);
Shawn Farrokhi, Fort Detrick, MD (US);
Pinata Sessoms, San Diego, CA (US);
Amy Silder, San Diego, CA (US);
Adam Yoder, Fort Detrick, MD (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Oakland, CA (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Silver Springs, MD (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the presently disclosed technology provide orthopedic braces that employ adaptive/variable stiffness metamaterials to emulate the strain-stiffening behavior of ligaments. These orthopedic braces may provide lower rigidity during low-demand/low-strain activities (e.g., normal gait movements) and increased rigidity under high-demand/high-strain activities (e.g., running and other movements that require larger ranges of motion and rotational velocities).