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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Actuator comprising elements made of shape memory alloy with broadened range of working temperatures
Applicant:
Francesco Butera, Como CO, IT;
Inventor:
Francesco Butera, Como CO, IT;
Assignee:
Saes Getters S.p.A., Lainate (MI), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 29/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator is described in which a functional element is made of a shape memory alloy, and the actuator includes means for increasing the load applied onto the functional element when the external temperature increases, thus causing a consequent variation of transition temperatures characterizing the hysteresis cycle of the functional element.