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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:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2005
J. Michael Joseph, Newport News, VA (US);
J. Michael Joseph, Newport News, VA (US);
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and assembly for punching a hole in material provided. A magnetostrictive deviceincludes a coil, a magnetostrictive member, and a punchoperatively associated with the magnetostrictive member. The magnetostrictive memberis constructed and arranged to lengthen, when exposed to a magnetic field created by the coil, thereby moving the punch. Materialto be punched is associated with the punch. The coil is energized to create a magnetic field and thus lengthen the magnetostrictive memberso that the punchmoves through the material, creating a hole in the material
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