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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Douglas Campbell, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael Terifay, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert Taylor, Superior, CO (US);
Will Francis, Boulder, CO (US);
Joe Wintergerst, Longmont, CO (US);
Dana Turse, Broomfield, CO (US);
Douglas Campbell, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael Terifay, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert Taylor, Superior, CO (US);
Will Francis, Boulder, CO (US);
Joe Wintergerst, Longmont, CO (US);
Dana Turse, Broomfield, CO (US);
Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Abstract
A deformable sandwich panel is disclosed according to one embodiment. The deformable sandwich panel may include first and second face sheets. These face sheets may each comprise a first and second surface and be substantially flat. The deformable sandwich panel also includes a shape memory material sandwiched between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. The shape memory material may be in continuous contact with a substantial portion of the first surface of the first face sheet and with a substantial portion of the first surface of the second face sheet. The deformable sandwich panel may be fabricated with a first shape, deformed into a second shape and then deployed back to the first shape. The first and second shapes may be maintained without mechanical loads.