Patents by Inventor Yvonne C. Levenson

Yvonne C. Levenson 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).

  • Structure with reconfigurable polymer material
    Patent number: 8382042
    Abstract: A structure includes a polymer structural member, which may include a shape memory polymer material, that can change its size and/or shape. An electromagnetic source is used to impose an electric field or a magnetic field on the polymer structural material, in order to control the shape of the material. The force may be used to change the shape of the material and/or to maintain the shape of the material while it is under load. The polymer material may be a solid material, may be a foam, and/or may include a gel. A shape memory polymer material may have mixed in it particles that are acted upon by the electromagnetic field. The structure may be used in any of a variety of devices where shape change (morphing), especially under loading, is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Terry M. Sanderson, Yvonne C. Levenson, David R. Sar
  • STRUCTURE WITH RECONFIGURABLE POLYMER MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20090283936
    Abstract: A structure includes a polymer structural member, which may include a shape memory polymer material, that can change its size and/or shape. An electromagnetic source is used to impose an electric field or a magnetic field on the polymer structural material, in order to control the shape of the material. The force may be used to change the shape of the material and/or to maintain the shape of the material while it is under load. The polymer material may be a solid material, may be a foam, and/or may include a gel. A shape memory polymer material may have mixed in it particles that are acted upon by the electromagnetic field. The structure may be used in any of a variety of devices where shape change (morphing), especially under loading, is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Terry M. Sanderson, Yvonne C. Levenson, David R. Sar