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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2011
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Tao Xie, Troy, MI (US);
Ingrid A. Rousseau, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, MI (US);
Tao Xie, Troy, MI (US);
Ingrid A. Rousseau, Clinton Township, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A product, and a method for forming a product, that includes a composite material having a polymeric carrier resin and a shape memory polymer material capable of transformation between a temporary shape and a permanent shape in the presence of an external stimuli, wherein said transformation from said temporary shape to said permanent shape changes at least one property of said composite material.