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US 2013/0077148 A1Published application
Plural Element Composite Materials, Methods for Making and Using the Same
AssigneeSegan Industries, Inc.
InventorHans O. Ribi
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Abstract
The invention provides composite materials comprising a shape change element and an optical change element, which elements undergo a change in response to an applied stimulus. Also provided are objects that include the subject shape changing materials, as well as methods of making and using the same.
Claims20
A composite material comprising:
- (a) a shape change component that changes shape in response to a first applied stimulus;
- and
- (b) an optical change component that changes an optical property in response to a second applied stimulus.
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A method comprising:
- contacting:
- (a) a shape change component that changes shape in response to a first applied stimulus;
- and
- (b) an optical change component that changes an optical property in response to a second applied stimulus;
- with each other to produce a composite material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.