Patents
US 12768208 B2: Cold draw programmable grayscale digital light processing 3D printed shape-morphing structures and methods of forming the same
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2023-08-15 application 18233989
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A shape-morphing structure includes a cold draw programmable grayscale digital light processing 3D printed unitary hinge component comprising at least one glassy state portion and at least one rubbery state portion. The at least one glassy state portion has a glassy state recovery temperature and the at least one rubbery state portion has a rubbery state recovery temperature and different than the glassy state recovery temperature.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 4,290 patents | US company or organization | Plano, TX | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation 1,417 patents | US company or organization | Atlanta, GA | GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuyang Song | Ann Arbor, MI | 38 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Masato Tanaka | Ann Arbor, MI | 183 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | |
| Liang Yue | Atlanta, GA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 | ||
| Hang Qi | Marietta, GA | 10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E05D | Hinges or suspension devices for doors, windows or wings | E05D1/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| B33Y | Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering | B33Y80/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| C08F | Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds | C08F220/1811 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| C09D | Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers; filling pastes; chemical paint or ink removers; inks; correcting fluids; woodstains; pastes or solids for colouring or printing; use of materials therefor | C09D4/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C11/04 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| B29C | Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material in a plastic state, not otherwise provided for; after-treatment of the shaped products, e.g. repairing | B29C64/124 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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