Patents by Inventor Xiaoqiao He

Xiaoqiao He 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).

  • Multistable structure and a method for making thereof
    Patent number: 10288220
    Abstract: A multistable structure including local portions arranged to undergo processing by at least one of the physical treatment and chemical treatment so as to form localized stimulations of the treated portions; wherein the treated portions are arranged to interact with the untreated portion of the structure to form a prescribed residual stress distribution associated with the treated portions and the untreated portion of the structure, the prescribed residual stress distribution being arranged to provide at least one alternative stable configuration to the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Jian Lu, Xiaoqiao He, Shenghui Yi
  • MULTISTABLE STRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170062000
    Abstract: A multistable structure including local portions arranged to undergo processing by at least one of the physical treatment and chemical treatment so as to form localized stimulations of the treated portions; wherein the treated portions are arranged to interact with the untreated portion of the structure to form a prescribed residual stress distribution associated with the treated portions and the untreated portion of the structure, the prescribed residual stress distribution being arranged to provide at least one alternative stable configuration to the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jian Lu, Xiaoqiao He, Shenghui Yi