Patents by Inventor Jim Heo

Jim Heo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Moisture Sensitive Auxetic Material
    Publication number: 20100159768
    Abstract: An auxetic fiber and corresponding material that not only responds to an external force, but also responds to moisture. The auxetic fiber is made in part from a moisture activated shrinking filament. Even if no external force is applied to the fiber, a pseudo tensile force is created by wetting the auxetic fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: WanDuk Lee, SangSoo Lee, CholWon Koh, Jim Heo