Articulating protective system for resisting mechanical loads

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8978535
APP PUB NO 20120137864A1
SERIAL NO

13207681

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Articulating protective systems for resisting mechanical loads and related methods are generally described. The protective structures described herein can incorporate one or more features that enhance the ability of the structure to resist an applied force while remaining sufficiently flexible to allow for movement of the object or person the structure is designed to protect.

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  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Boyce, Mary C Winchester, US 13 429
Ortiz, Christine Melrose, US 3 116
Reichert, Steffen H Stuttgart, DE 1 81
Song, Juha Cambridge, US 3 81

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