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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:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A. Starkovich, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Emil M. Shtarkman, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 ;
Abstract
A magnetorheological fluid ( ) having controlled-shaped particles ( ), such as rod, prism, tetrahedral, and other regularly shaped particles. The regularly shaped particles ( ) increase the field yield and responsive to particle interaction forces. The magnetorheological material has particular use for space applications such as vibration isolators, vibration dampeners, and latch mechanisms.