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Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007

Filed:

Nov. 17, 2004
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 9/011 (2006.01); E01F 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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