ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,465, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to METAseismic Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.).
"Tri-adaptive apparatus for shock and vibration protection" was invented by Noemi Bonessio (Berkeley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tri-adaptive apparatus is disclosed and configured for functioning as a dynamic force isolation and dampening metamaterial that reduces the transmission of dynamic forces between a dynamic force source and an object. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus provides at least one cell unit that provides a pair of opposing first and second cell plates, between which is positioned at least one spring, restrainer and dash...