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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2004
James C. Kennedy, Jr., Worthington, OH (US);
Charles R. Miele, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
Chuck A. Plaxico, Westerville, OH (US);
Joseph R. Preston, Radnor, OH (US);
Jay R. Sayre, Gahanna, OH (US);
W. Scott Versluis, Dublin, OH (US);
Carl J. Serman, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Kary L. Valentine, Mars, PA (US);
James C. Kennedy, Jr., Worthington, OH (US);
Charles R. Miele, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
Chuck A. Plaxico, Westerville, OH (US);
Joseph R. Preston, Radnor, OH (US);
Jay R. Sayre, Gahanna, OH (US);
W. Scott Versluis, Dublin, OH (US);
Carl J. Serman, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Kary L. Valentine, Mars, PA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
An impact attenuator system includes a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy absorbing material which behaves in a rate-independent hyperelastic manner so that its permanent set is minimized and the material can absorb tremendous amounts of impact energy while remaining fully recoverable.