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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1979
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith Melton, Busslingen, CH;
Olivier Mercier, Ennetbaden, CH;
Assignee:
BBC Brown, Boveri & Company, Limited, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7513 / ; 75170 ; 75171 ; 148-2 ; 148 / ; 148 / ; 148 32 ;
Abstract
A shape memory alloy is provided, having a base of nickel and titanium, and additionally comprising up to 30 wt.% copper, and from 0.01 to 5 wt.% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium, cobalt, chromium and iron. A method of making the above alloys is provided, and articles made therefrom are exemplified.