Patents by Inventor Kady M. Zinke

Kady M. Zinke 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).

  • Non-uniform truss hybrid material system
    Patent number: 11162556
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an integrated combination of materials within a vesicle, comprising a space filling porous or fibrous structure and an engineered nonuniform elastic truss to form an impact mitigating Hybrid Material System (HMS). The macroscale and microscale structures within the HMS can be configured to absorb kinetic energy and reduce the forces transmitted by impacts through the HMS to any surface or body in contact with the HMS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Terry C. Lowe, Kady M. Zinke
  • Non-Uniform Truss Hybrid Material System
    Publication number: 20180274625
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an integrated combination of materials within a vesicle, comprising a space filling porous or fibrous structure and an engineered nonuniform elastic truss to form an impact mitigating Hybrid Material System (HMS). The macroscale and microscale structures within the HMS can be configured to absorb kinetic energy and reduce the forces transmitted by impacts through the HMS to any surface or body in contact with the HMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Terry C. Lowe, Kady M. Zinke