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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:
Sep. 25, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2009
Applicants:

Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

John Andrew Shaw, Dexter, MI (US);

Benjamin Reedlunn, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);

Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Jan H. Aase, Oakland Township, MI (US);

Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);

Kenneth A. Strom, Washington, MI (US);

Sanjeev M. Naik, Troy, MI (US);

Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);

Robin Stevenson, Bloomfield, MI (US);

William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);

John C. Ulicny, Oxford, MI (US);

Christopher P. Henry, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Paul E. Krajewski, Troy, MI (US);

Ravindra Brammajyosula, Karnataka, IN;

Inventors:

Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

John Andrew Shaw, Dexter, MI (US);

Benjamin Reedlunn, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);

Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Jan H. Aase, Oakland Township, MI (US);

Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);

Kenneth A. Strom, Washington, MI (US);

Sanjeev M. Naik, Troy, MI (US);

Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);

Robin Stevenson, Bloomfield, MI (US);

William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);

John C. Ulicny, Oxford, MI (US);

Christopher P. Henry, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Paul E. Krajewski, Troy, MI (US);

Ravindra Brammajyosula, Karnataka, IN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 29/10 (2006.01); F02G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A cable adapted for use as an actuator, adaptive structural member, or damper, includes a plurality of longitudinally inter-engaged and cooperatively functioning shape memory alloy wires.


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