Inflatable structure with reinforcement shaped according to a Turing pattern

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12092134
APP PUB NO 20240209877A1
SERIAL NO

18086305

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An inflatable includes an inflation chamber. The inflation chamber has an outer surface, a first end, and a second end substantially opposite the first end. The inflation chamber is configured to be inflated from a deflated state to an inflated state. The inflation chamber is loadable and bendable in the inflated state. The inflatable also includes a reinforcement. The reinforcement has reinforcement sections corresponding to high-stress regions of the outer surface when the inflation chamber is in the inflated state. The reinforcement is attached to the outer surface and is configured to improve at least one of a loading strength and a bending capability of the inflation chamber when the reinforcement sections are placed on the high-stress regions of the outer surface. The reinforcement is shaped according to a Turing pattern that is based on the high-stress regions of the outer surface.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO41-1 YOKOMICHI NAGAKUTE-SHI AICHI 4801192 ?4801192

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Song, Yuyang Ann Arbor, US 38 37
Tanaka, Masato Ann Arbor, US 502 4885

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