Source: http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US9636110
Timestamp: 2017-11-19 20:02:50
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 14779952', 'Application No. 2013204057', 'Application No. 2008307757', 'Application No. 2012', 'Application No. 2014', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2010232964', 'Application No. 2013204680', 'Application No. 2008307757', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 226164', 'Application No. 215256', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 2014']

Patent US9636110 - Structural support incorporating multiple strands - Google Patents
A fabricated component for providing desired structural support has plural strands of material extending between opposing gathering points, and free ends extending from the gathering points. The component is preferably fabricated from a single strand of material using an appropriate folding procedure...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US9636110?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US9636110 - Structural support incorporating multiple strands
Publication number US9636110 B2
Application number US 13/815,666
Also published as CA2905886A1, EP2970887A2, EP2970887A4, US20140275750, US20170189157, WO2014165213A2, WO2014165213A3
Publication number 13815666, 815666, US 9636110 B2, US 9636110B2, US-B2-9636110, US9636110 B2, US9636110B2
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International Classification A61B17/06, A61B90/00, A61B17/04, A61B17/00
Cooperative Classification A61B17/06166, A61F2/0045, A61B90/39, A61B2090/3966, A61B2017/06176, A61B2090/3925, A61B2017/00792