Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Internally tensioned inflatable structure that is posable in multiple positions
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Application No.: US16566631Application Date: 2019-09-10
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Publication No.: US11614083B2Publication Date: 2023-03-28
- Inventor: Wonhee M. Kim , Paul W. Alexander , Jonathan E. Luntz , Diann Brei , Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz , Kunj P. Patel , Adeline Emily Wihardja , Noah Luntzlara
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC , THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit; US MI Ann Arbor
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC,THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC,THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit; US MI Ann Arbor
- Main IPC: F04B49/00
- IPC: F04B49/00 ; A47C7/50 ; F04B45/02 ; F15B15/10 ; F15B15/24 ; B60N2/90 ; A47B91/00 ; B66F7/08

Abstract:
An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a nozzle, a loop, and a first tether. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and is configured to hold pressurized fluid therebetween. The nozzle is configured to allow fluid to enter and exit the bladder. The loop is attached to one of the top and bottom end caps. A tether is disposed within the bladder, coupled to the other one of the top and bottom end caps, and extends through the at least one loop. The top end cap assumes a first position when the bladder is inflated. When the top end cap is adjusted from the first position to a second position, the first tether is configured to maintain the top end cap in the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210071659A1 Internally Tensioned Inflatable Structure That Is Posable In Multiple Positions Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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