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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Hanif Muhammad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth A. Strom, Washington, MI (US);
James W. Wells, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Hanif Muhammad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth A. Strom, Washington, MI (US);
James W. Wells, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A tunable impedance load bearing structure includes a support comprising an active material configured for supporting a load, wherein the active material undergoes a change in a property upon exposure to an activating condition, wherein the change in the property is effective to change an impedance characteristic of the support.