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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
May. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Nicholas William Pinto, Ferndale, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas William Pinto, Ferndale, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 71/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic implement adapted for use in a circuit, and including a shape memory element, such as a shape memory alloy wire, wherein the element, when activated and/or deactivated, is operable to open, close, or otherwise modify at least one characteristic of the circuit.