×

Volume-filling mechanical assemblies and methods of operating the same

  • US 7,637,559 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2006
  • Issued: 12/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A volume filling mechanical assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:

  • an open celled material expandable from a non-expanded state to an expanded state, wherein at least a portion of the open celled material comprises a shape memory alloy; and

    an activation mechanism regulating expansion of the open celled material from the non-expanded state to the expanded state in response to an activation signal.

View all claims
  • 12 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×