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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1983

Filed:

Mar. 03, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:

Keith Melton, Busslingen, CH;

Olivier Mercier, Ennetbaden, CH;

Gunther Schroder, Birmenstorf, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F / ; C22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148 / ; 148 / ;
Abstract

Finished components made from Ni/Ti or Ni/Ti/Cu memory alloys can be manufactured by isothermal or quasi-isothermal ('hot die') working of sections of semifinished product, and by subsequent additional cold-working in the temperature region of the martensitic transformation by flow-turning, tapering, necking, ironing or spinning, it being possible to dispense, completely or at least to a large extent, with an additional machining operation of the metal-cutting type. Manufacture of complicated connecting elements, using the memory effect, for connecting rods, tubes, plates, etc.


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