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US 11,901,136 B2Granted
Multi-layered conductive spring
OwnerJacob Podestainventor
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Abstract
A mechanical component is provided. The component can have a core, a sheath circumferentially surrounding the core, and an insulator between the core and the sheath. The core can include a shape memory material that is arranged to move from an initial form to an activated form upon a temperature of the core warming past a transition temperature of the shape memory material. A distal portion of the sheath can be in electrical communication with a distal portion of the core, while the insulator blocks a flow of electrical current between a proximal portion of the sheath and a proximal portion of the core.
Claims12
A mechanical component comprising:
- a core having a proximal end, a distal region, and an intermediate region connecting the distal region with the proximal end, the core comprising a shape memory material shaped into an initial form, the core configured to move from the initial form to an activated form upon a temperature of the core warming past a transition temperature of the shape memory material;
- a sheath circumferentially surrounding the core, a distal portion of the sheath configured to be in electrical communication with a distal portion of the core;
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- an insulator disposed between the core and the sheath, the insulator configured to block a flow of electrical current between a proximal portion of the sheath and a proximal portion of the core.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.