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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:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Patrick B. Usoro, Troy, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Richard J. Skurkis, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Patrick B. Usoro, Troy, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Richard J. Skurkis, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Xiujie Gao, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 29/10 (2006.01); F02G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator includes a thermally activated active material element, such as at least one shape memory alloy wire, and a heat sink configured to operatively engage the element and accelerate cooling after activation, so as to improve bandwidth.