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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Christine Ortiz, Melrose, MA (US);
Mary C. Boyce, Winchester, MA (US);
Juha Song, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steffen H. Reichert, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Christine Ortiz, Melrose, MA (US);
Mary C. Boyce, Winchester, MA (US);
Juha Song, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steffen H. Reichert, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/00 (2006.01); F16F 7/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/02 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/04 (2013.01); F41H 5/0492 (2013.01);
Abstract
Articulating protective systems for resisting mechanical loads and related methods are generally described. The protective structures described herein can incorporate one or more features that enhance the ability of the structure to resist an applied force while remaining sufficiently flexible to allow for movement of the object or person the structure is designed to protect.