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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Goldstein, Potomac, MD (US);
Peter Hall, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 2/910 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 2/910 ;
Abstract
Axial sections of a casing assembly such as that of a rocket are maintained interconnected by latching prongs on which thermally responsive Nitinol rings are positioned. Operational control over the latching prongs is achieved by selection of material properties and dimensions of the Nitinol rings during manufacture thereof.