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Tunable impedance load-bearing structures

US8448436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Alan L. Browne · Grosse Pointe, US
Nancy L. Johnson · Northville, US
Nilesh D. Mankame · Ann Arbor, US
Paul W. Alexander · Ypsilanti, US
Hanif Muhammad · Ann Arbor, US
Kenneth A. Strom · Big Rapids, US
James W. Wells · Rochester Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2012
Grant date	May 28, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE04B1/00
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tunable impedance load bearing structure includes a support comprising an active material configured for supporting a load, wherein the active material undergoes a change in a property upon exposure to an activating condition, wherein the change in the property is effective to change an impedance characteristic of the support.

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