×

Mechanical meta-materials

  • US 20060192465A1
  • Filed: 03/11/2005
  • Published: 08/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A meta-material comprising:

  • a deformable or reconfigurable structure; and

    a set of activation elements, where each activation element a) couples to the deformable structure, b) includes a component that participates in an activation mechanism, and c) is configured to change between a first activation state and a second activation state, wherein the meta-material includes a first value for a mechanical property when at least one of the activation elements is in the first activation state and the meta-material includes a second value for the mechanical property when the at least one activation element has been activated to the second activation state.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×