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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Christopher S. Roper, Santa Monica, CA (US);
William B. Carter, Calabasas, CA (US);
Alan J. Jacobsen, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Kevin J. Maloney, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert E. Doty, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tobias A. Schaedler, Oak Park, CA (US);
Adam E. Sorensen, Glendale, CA (US);
Andrew P. Nowak, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher S. Roper, Santa Monica, CA (US);
William B. Carter, Calabasas, CA (US);
Alan J. Jacobsen, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Kevin J. Maloney, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert E. Doty, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tobias A. Schaedler, Oak Park, CA (US);
Adam E. Sorensen, Glendale, CA (US);
Andrew P. Nowak, Los Angeles, CA (US);
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Abstract
An ordered, 3-dimensional, micro-scale, open-cellular truss structure including interconnected hollow polymer tubes. The hollow micro-truss structure separates two fluid volumes which can be independently pressurized or depressurized to control flow, or materials properties, or both. Applications for this invention include deployable structures, inflatable structures, flow control, and vented padding.