Patents by Inventor Ofer J. Matan

Ofer J. Matan 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).

  • Deformable and elastic tensile-integrity structure
    Patent number: 5688604
    Abstract: A tensile-integrity (tensegrity) structure which automatically and elastically returns to its original shape after deformation comprises compression units (e.g. struts) ?11! connected together by elastic tensile units (e.g. elastic chords) ?13!. Each elastic chord ?13! connects the extreme tip ?12! of a first side strut to a midpoint ?15! of a center strut. The extreme tip of a second side strut is similarly connected to the midpoint of the center strut by an elastic chord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Inventors: Ofer J. Matan, Illah R. Nourbakhsh