Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Deployable origami-inspired barriers
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Application No.: US16330141Application Date: 2017-09-06
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Publication No.: US11215428B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Larry L. Howell , Spencer P. Magleby , David C. Morgan , Terri Bateman , Jeffrey E. Niven , Alex Avila , Erica Crampton , Kyler Tolman , Jacob Greenwood , Peter Schleede
- Applicant: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: US UT Provo
- Assignee: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Provo
- Agent Marcus S. Simon
- International Application: PCT/US2017/050329 WO 20170906
- International Announcement: WO2018/048940 WO 20180315
- Main IPC: F41H5/06
- IPC: F41H5/06 ; E01F13/02 ; E06B9/06 ; F41H5/013 ; F41H5/04 ; F41H5/24 ; E06B9/00

Abstract:
An example barrier can be switchable between an at least partially collapsed state and at least partially expanded state (e.g., a deployed state). For example, the barrier can be formed from a continuous sheet and a plurality of rigid sections (e.g., rigid panels) attached or incorporated into the continuous sheet. The barrier can also include a plurality of hinges, such as hinge lines, between the panels that are formed from the continuous sheet. The hinges enable the barrier to be rigid foldable (e.g., the hinges can fold and unfold while the rigid sections remain stiff and rigid) between the expanded and collapsed states.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190226814A1 DEPLOYABLE ORIGAMI-INSPIRED BARRIERS Public/Granted day:2019-07-25
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