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Variable Stiffness Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same
2017
A variable stiffness device, including a core including a low melting point alloy, an encapsulation surrounding the core, the encapsulation made of an elastic material and sealing the core, and a heating device arranged around the encapsulation, configured to heat the core, wherein the elastic material of the encapsulation is subject to a tensile stress in a direction along a longitudinal extension of the thread-like variable stiffness device.
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patent
EPO Family ID
58699191
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Alternative title(s) : (en) Variable stiffness device and method of manufacturing the same
TTO classification
TTO:6.1575
Patent number | Country code | Kind code | Date issued |
US10113537 | US | B2 | 2018-10-30 |
US2017292502 | US | A1 | 2017-10-12 |
WO2017175174 | WO | A1 | 2017-10-12 |
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November 1, 2017
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