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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Ukpai I. Ukpai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Mark A. Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
John C. Ulicny, Oxford, MI (US);
Gary L. Jones, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ukpai I. Ukpai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Mark A. Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
John C. Ulicny, Oxford, MI (US);
Gary L. Jones, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A device for concealing a seam between a first surface and a second surface includes a moveable body fixedly attached to a selected one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein the moveable body is configured to transition between a first position and a second position to conceal and expose the seam, and an active material in operative communication with the moveable body, wherein the active material is configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in at least one property is effective to transition the moveable body from the first position to the second position.