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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2010
Timothy W. Olsen, Atlanta, GA (US);
David W. Rosen, Marietta, GA (US);
Shreyes N. Melkote, Roswell, GA (US);
George K. Mathai, Atlanta, GA (US);
Timothy W. Olsen, Atlanta, GA (US);
David W. Rosen, Marietta, GA (US);
Shreyes N. Melkote, Roswell, GA (US);
George K. Mathai, Atlanta, GA (US);
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a component having a shape memory material. The shape memory material has a first shape including a substantially elongate segment. The shape memory material has a second shape including a helix having a first ring and a second ring configured to exert a compressive force on a membrane interleaved between the first ring and the second ring and lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to an axis of the helix, the shape selectable based on an external stimulus.