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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2024
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Siddharth Rath, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shorya Awtar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/12 (2013.01); Y10T 403/45 (2015.01); Y10T 403/54 (2015.01);
Abstract
A multitude of flexure mechanism designs are set forth herein that furnish enhanced stiffness properties. The flexure mechanism designs can have various stages including ground stages, motion stages, flexure stages, and reinforcement stages, among other possible stages depending on the construction of the flexure mechanism designs. It has been determined that stages constituting twin stages can be connected via one or more inter-stage connections.