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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:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Bret M. Olson, Whitelake, MI (US);
Vijay A. Neelakantan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Zhe Xie, Rochester, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bret M. Olson, Whitelake, MI (US);
Vijay A. Neelakantan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Zhe Xie, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device or actuator includes a first component made of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) that applies force to a second component of the device to provide a controllable actuator. The SMA component is selectively energized by using active electric current through it.