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US 2022/0113692 A1Published application
Programmable surface object
OwnerMichael McDougallinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a programmable surface object, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the programmable surface object may include a structure and a plurality of variable compressibility elements. Further, the plurality of variable compressibility elements may be configured for allowing compressing of the structure to one of a plurality of compression levels corresponding to one of a plurality of energy stimuli received by the plurality of variable compressibility elements, wherein the compressing of the structure allows deforming of the programmable surface object to one of a plurality of deforming degrees.
Claims20
A programmable surface object comprising:
- a structure;
- and
- a plurality of variable compressibility elements configured for allowing compressing of the structure to one of a plurality of compression levels corresponding to one of a plurality of energy stimuli received by the plurality of variable compressibility elements, wherein the compressing of the structure allows deforming of the programmable surface object to one of a plurality of deforming degrees.
A programmable surface object comprising:
- a structure;
- and
- a plurality of variable compressibility elements configured for allowing compressing of the structure to one of a plurality of compression levels corresponding to one of a plurality of energy stimuli received by the plurality of variable compressibility elements, wherein the compressing of the structure allows deforming of the programmable surface object to one of a plurality of deforming degrees, wherein the structure comprises a panel, wherein the plurality of variable compressibility elements comprises at least one rigid support and at least one spring, wherein a base end of the at least rigid support and the at least one spring are disposable on at least one surface and a top end of the at least one rigid support and the at least one spring are interfacable with the panel, wherein the at least one rigid support is configurable for transitioning between an extended state and at least one retracted state, wherein the at least one rigid support is configured for supporting the panel in the extended state preventing the compressing of the structure, wherein the at least one rigid support does not support the panel in the at least one retracted state allowing the compressing of the structure, wherein the at least one spring is configurable for transitioning between an extended spring state and at least one compressed spring state, wherein a support length of the at least one rigid support in the extended state is greater than a spring length of the at least one spring in the extended spring state and the support length of the at least one rigid support in the at least one retracted state is smaller than the spring length of the at least one spring in the at least one retracted state, wherein the at least one rigid support prevents interfacing of the at least one spring with the at least one programmable surface for preventing receiving of one of the plurality of energy stimuli by the at least one spring through the panel in the extended state, wherein the preventing of the receiving of one of the plurality of energy stimuli prevents the transitioning of the at least one spring to the at least one compressed spring state from the extended spring state, wherein preventing the transitioning prevents the compressing of the structure, wherein the at least one rigid support allows interfacing of the at least one spring with the panel for allowing the receiving of one of the plurality of energy stimuli by the at least one spring through the panel in the at least one retracted state, wherein the allowing of the receiving of one of the plurality of energy stimuli allows the transitioning of the at least one spring to the at least one compressed spring state from the extended spring state, wherein allowing the transitioning allows the compressing of the structure.
A programmable surface object comprising:
- a structure;
- and
- a plurality of variable compressibility elements configured for allowing compressing of the structure to one of a plurality of compression levels corresponding to one of a plurality of energy stimuli received by the plurality of variable compressibility elements, wherein the compressing of the structure allows deforming of the programmable surface object to one of a plurality of deforming degrees, wherein the structure comprises at least one cavity, wherein the plurality of variable compressibility elements comprises at least one material and at least one inserting device, wherein the at least one inserting device is coupled with the at least one cavity, wherein the at least one inserting device is configured for removably inserting the at least one material in the at least one cavity in one of a plurality of amounts based on one of a plurality of electrical energy stimuli of the plurality of energy stimuli received by the at least one inserting device, wherein the allowing of the compressing of the structure to one of the plurality of compression levels is based on the removably inserting of the at least one material in the at least one cavity in one of the plurality of amounts.
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