Deployable origami-inspired barriers

US11650028B2 · office US · priority 2016-09-07 · published 2023-05-16

… object that prohibits or impedes the progress of another object. Acoustic barriers prevent sound from traveling through them. A flood barrier stops water from flowing past it. A radiation barrier, such as a lead blanket used at the dentist's office, prevents harmful x-rays from damaging your body.

Inventor: Larry L. Howell · Assignee: Brigham Young University

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