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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:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Horacio Dante Espinosa, Winnetka, IL (US);
François Barthelat, Montréal, CA;
Inventors:
Horacio Dante Espinosa, Winnetka, IL (US);
François Barthelat, Montréal, CA;
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel composite structure with enhanced toughness, which incorporates features mimicked from nacre (mother of pearl). The structure can be used in many industrial and clinical applications, including aeronautics (aircraft skin), the defense industry (armor materials); orthopedics and medical devices (tough, biocompatible coatings on prostheses) and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS; increased reliability for critical components).