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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Inventor:
Mark A. Miller, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G02B 7/09 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2013.01); G02B 7/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
A buckler wire actuator assembly is provided herein. The buckler wire actuator assembly includes at least one buckler frame mounted onto a base of the buckler wire actuator assembly and including at least one isolated electrical conductor. The buckler wire actuator assembly also includes a first SMA wire in electrical connection to one of the at least one isolated electrical conductor a second SMA wire opposite the first SMA wire. The first and second SMA wires are arranged in series to enable both the first and second SMA wires to receive equal current from a current input.