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US 2023/0081635 A1Published application
Reinforcement of polymers with shape memory alloy elements
AssigneeThe Smart Tire Company, Inc.
InventorsBrian Yennie, Earl Cole, Jim Benzing
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Abstract
Shape memory alloy elements (“SMAs”) are bonded, encased, or encapsulated with one or more polymers to form an integrated component with unique elastic, pseudoelastic, and load-bearing properties.
Claims20
A shape memory alloy assembly comprising a shape memory alloy structure encased in a polymer, wherein the shape memory alloy structure comprises a shape memory alloy element.
A tire assembly comprising:
- a body defined by a shape memory alloy structure, the shape memory alloy structure comprising a shape memory alloy element;
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- a polymer layer configured to encase the body.
A shape memory alloy assembly comprising:
- a shape memory alloy structure comprising a first spring and a second spring interwoven with each other, the first spring having a larger diameter than a diameter of the second spring, the shape memory alloy structure having a toroidal shape;
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- a polymer layer configured to encase the shape memory alloy structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.