System and method for thermally adaptive materials
US11686024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B2601/00
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An adaptive textile that includes a plurality of a first fiber having a first expansion coefficient and a plurality of a second fiber having a second expansion coefficient. There is a difference between the expansion coefficient of the first fiber and the expansion coefficient of the second fiber; at least one of the first or second fibers is a twisted coil actuator; and linear displacement of the twisted coil actuator causes the adaptive textile to bend.
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