US 12,228,464 B2
Functional soft materials and methods of making and using thereof
Cory Berkland, Wildwood, MO (US); Jonathan Whitlow, Hutchinson, KS (US); and Jean Salash, Overland Park, KS (US)
Assigned to University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (US)
Filed by UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, KS (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/601,260.
Application 18/601,260 is a continuation of application No. 17/901,380, filed on Sep. 1, 2022, granted, now 11,927,494.
Application 17/901,380 is a continuation of application No. 16/895,965, filed on Jun. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,460,356, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/858,946, filed on Jun. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0402023 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01L 1/12 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); C09D 11/037 (2014.01); C09D 11/102 (2014.01); H01F 7/20 (2006.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/16 (2006.01); B29K 509/08 (2006.01); H01F 1/032 (2006.01)
CPC G01L 1/12 (2013.01) [B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C09D 11/037 (2013.01); C09D 11/102 (2013.01); H01F 7/20 (2013.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/162 (2013.01); B29K 2509/08 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0008 (2013.01); H01F 1/032 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising
a 3-dimensional magnetic article;
a magnetometer or a Hall Effect sensor, configured to interrogate the magnetic field strength within the article; and
a processor configured to calculate a force applied to the article based on a measurement of a change in the magnetic field strength within the article;
wherein the 3-dimensional magnetic article comprises anisotropic magnetic particles.