Patent ID: 11933281
Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B  C | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
adding a first portion to a second portion via additive manufacturing to form a structural unit; where the first portion is one of a plurality of first portions and where the second portion is one of a plurality of second portions; wherein each first portion of the plurality of first portions contacts each second portion of the plurality of second portions, but where adjacent first portions of the plurality of first portions do not contact each other and where adjacent second portions of the plurality of second portions do not contact each other; wherein each first portion and each second portion are arranged in a manner to enclose a third portion; wherein the third portion is more compressible than the first portion and the second portion; wherein the first portion comprises a first shape memory alloy having a first preset state and wherein the second portion comprises a second shape memory alloy that has a second preset state; wherein the second preset state is different from the first preset state; wherein the first portion has a property that can act as a restraint on the same property displayed by the second portion; and
arranging the structural unit to be a repeat unit.