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1. 发明授权

US09358956B2 Enhanced vehicle wiper blade using active materials 有权
标题翻译：增强车辆刮水片使用活性材料
公开(公告)号：US09358956B2
公开(公告)日：2016-06-07
申请号：US13167070
申请日：2011-06-23
申请人： Nicholas W. Pinto, IV , Scott R. Webb , Alan L. Browne , Paul W. Alexander , Xiujie Gao , Nancy L. Johnson , Wendell G. Summerville , John A. Cafeo
发明人： Nicholas W. Pinto, IV , Scott R. Webb , Alan L. Browne , Paul W. Alexander , Xiujie Gao , Nancy L. Johnson , Wendell G. Summerville , John A. Cafeo
IPC分类号： B60S1/38
CPC分类号： B60S1/38 , B60S1/3801 , B60S1/3848 , B60S1/40 , B60S2001/3827 , B60S2001/3829 , B60S2001/3836
摘要： A vehicle wiper assembly includes a wiper blade having a length, and an active material disposed along the length of the wiper blade and coupled thereto. The active material includes a shape memory alloy material with a crystallographic phase that is changeable between austenite and martensite, and is elastically deformable and operatively applies a spring force against a portion of the wiper blade when the crystallographic phase is martensite.
摘要翻译：车辆刮水器组件包括具有长度的刮水片和沿着刮水片的长度设置并与之连接的活性材料。活性材料包括具有可在奥氏体和马氏体之间变化的结晶相的形状记忆合金材料，并且当结晶相是马氏体时，可弹性变形并且可操作地将弹簧力施加到刮片的一部分上。

2. 发明授权

US09200713B2 Valve configured for regulating the flow of fluid from a transmission to a cooler 有权
标题翻译：构造成用于调节从变速器到冷却器的流体流动的阀
公开(公告)号：US09200713B2
公开(公告)日：2015-12-01
申请号：US13309850
申请日：2011-12-02
申请人： Vijay A. Neelakantan , Xiujie Gao , Patrick B. Usoro , Alan L. Browne , Nilesh D. Mankame , Nancy L. Johnson , Shushan Bai , Paul G. Otanez
发明人： Vijay A. Neelakantan , Xiujie Gao , Patrick B. Usoro , Alan L. Browne , Nilesh D. Mankame , Nancy L. Johnson , Shushan Bai , Paul G. Otanez
IPC分类号： F01P7/02 , F01M5/00 , F01P11/08 , F28D7/10 , G05D23/00 , F16K11/07 , F16K31/00 , F16H57/04
CPC分类号： F16K11/07 , F16H57/0413 , F16K31/002 , Y10T137/6416
摘要： A transmission fluid circuit includes a transmission, a cooler, and a valve. The valve includes a housing, a spool and an actuator. The spool is movable inside the housing between a first position and a second position. The actuator includes a smart material configured to be activated in response to the temperature of the fluid exhibiting at least a first temperature such that the actuator is in a first state. The smart material is configured to be deactivated in response to the fluid being a sufficient number of degrees less than the first temperature such that the actuator is in a second state. The fluid flows from the housing to the transmission and from the transmission the cavity when the spool is in the first position. The fluid flows from the housing to the cooler and from the cooler to the transmission when the spool is in the second position.
摘要翻译：传动液回路包括变速器，冷却器和阀。阀包括壳体，阀芯和致动器。线轴可在第一位置和第二位置之间在壳体内移动。所述致动器包括智能材料，所述智能材料被配置为响应于所述流体的温度至少呈现第一温度而被激活，使得所述致动器处于第一状态。所述智能材料被配置为响应于所述流体的足够数量小于所述第一温度被停用，使得所述致动器处于第二状态。当阀芯处于第一位置时，流体从壳体流到变速器，并且从变速器流出空腔。当阀芯处于第二位置时，流体从壳体流向冷却器，并从冷却器流向变速器。

3. 发明授权

US09097214B2 Exhaust gas recirculation system having active material actuated by-pass 有权
标题翻译：废气再循环系统具有活化材料致动旁路
公开(公告)号：US09097214B2
公开(公告)日：2015-08-04
申请号：US13224319
申请日：2011-09-01
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Patrick G. Szymkowicz
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Patrick G. Szymkowicz
IPC分类号： F02B47/08 , F02M25/07 , F02D9/18
CPC分类号： F02M25/0714 , F02D9/18 , F02M26/11 , F02M26/26 , F02M26/52 , F02M26/70 , F02M2026/004 , Y02T10/121
摘要： An exhaust gas recirculation system adapted for use by an internal combustion engine, and for selectively diverting a recirculated portion of the engine exhaust away from the EGR cooler, includes a by-pass conduit and/or feed line shiftable between open and closed conditions, and an active material actuator.
摘要翻译：适于由内燃机使用并且用于将发动机排气的再循环部分远离EGR冷却器转向的废气再循环系统包括可在开启和关闭状态之间移动的旁路管道和/或供给管线，以及活性材料致动器。

4. 发明授权

US09058729B2 In-situ overheat alert for equipment 有权
标题翻译：设备原位过热警报
公开(公告)号：US09058729B2
公开(公告)日：2015-06-16
申请号：US13613032
申请日：2012-09-13
申请人： Nancy L. Johnson , Alan L. Browne , Roland J. Menassa
发明人： Nancy L. Johnson , Alan L. Browne , Roland J. Menassa
IPC分类号： G01B5/02 , G08B21/18 , G01K1/02 , G01K5/54 , G01K5/56 , G08B5/02 , G08B17/02 , G08B17/04
CPC分类号： G08B5/02 , G01K1/02 , G08B17/02 , G08B17/04 , G08B21/187
摘要： Malfunction or failure of mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical equipment, for example equipment used in manufacturing operations, is often preceded by an increase in the operating temperature of at least some portion of the equipment. A temperature-sensitive, active material-containing actuator is pre-selected to operate at a pre-determined temperature indicative of impending equipment failure and placed in thermal contact with the equipment. If the equipment achieves the pre-selected temperature the actuator signals this by displaying a flag or providing some other passive visual indication. Alternatively, or additionally, the actuator may issue an electrically-powered alert including visual or audible alerts or a wireless communication. Selected actuators are based on smart materials including shape memory alloys (SMA), shape memory polymers (SMP) and paraffin wax, all of which may be adapted to operate over a temperature range sufficient to encompass the expected range of pre-determined temperatures.
摘要翻译：机械，电气和机电设备（例如制造操作中使用的设备）的故障或故障通常在设备的至少一部分的操作温度升高之前。预先选择含温度敏感的含活性材料的致动器以在指示即将到来的设备故障并且与设备热接触的预定温度下操作。如果设备达到预先选定的温度，则执行器通过显示标志或提供一些其他被动视觉指示信号。或者或另外，致动器可以发出包括视觉或听觉警报或无线通信的电动警报。选择的执行器基于智能材料，包括形状记忆合金（SMA），形状记忆聚合物（SMP）和石蜡，所有这些都可以适于在足以包含预定温度的预期范围的温度范围内操作。

5. 发明授权

US09003789B2 Energy harvesting system 有权
标题翻译：能量收集系统
公开(公告)号：US09003789B2
公开(公告)日：2015-04-14
申请号：US13340886
申请日：2011-12-30
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Paul W. Alexander , John Andrew Shaw , Christopher Burton Churchill , Andrew C. Keefe , Geoffrey P. McKnight , Guillermo A. Herrera , Nilesh D. Mankame , Richard J. Skurkis , Wayne Brown
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Paul W. Alexander , John Andrew Shaw , Christopher Burton Churchill , Andrew C. Keefe , Geoffrey P. McKnight , Guillermo A. Herrera , Nilesh D. Mankame , Richard J. Skurkis , Wayne Brown
IPC分类号： F01B29/10 , F02G1/04 , F03G7/06
CPC分类号： F03G7/065
摘要： An energy harvesting system for converting thermal energy to mechanical energy includes a heat engine that operates using a shape memory alloy active material. The shape memory alloy member may be in thermal communication with a hot region at a first temperature and a cold region at a second temperature lower than the first temperature. The shape memory alloy material may be configured to selectively change crystallographic phase between martensite to austenite and thereby one of contract and expand in response to the first and second temperatures. A thermal conduction element may be in direct contact with the SMA material, where the thermal conduction element is configured to receive thermal energy from the hot region and to transfer a portion of the received thermal energy to the SMA material through conduction.
摘要翻译：用于将热能转换为机械能的能量收集系统包括使用形状记忆合金活性材料操作的热机。形状记忆合金构件可以在第一温度的热区域和低于第一温度的第二温度的冷区域热连通。形状记忆合金材料可以被配置为选择性地改变马氏体与奥氏体之间的结晶相，从而响应于第一和第二温度而收缩和膨胀。导热元件可以与SMA材料直接接触，其中导热元件被配置为从热区域接收热能并且通过传导将接收的热能的一部分转移到SMA材料。

6. 发明授权

US08881521B2 Cable protection system and method of reducing an initial stress on a cable 有权
标题翻译：电缆保护系统和减少电缆初始应力的方法
公开(公告)号：US08881521B2
公开(公告)日：2014-11-11
申请号：US13587383
申请日：2012-08-16
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Paul W. Alexander , Nancy L. Johnson
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Paul W. Alexander , Nancy L. Johnson
IPC分类号： F01B29/10 , F02G1/04 , D02G3/02 , D02G3/36 , E01D19/16 , D07B5/12 , D07B1/06 , D07B5/00
CPC分类号： D07B5/00 , D07B1/0673 , D07B5/12 , D07B2201/2009 , D07B2205/3085 , E01D19/16 , D07B2801/10
摘要： A method of reducing an initial stress on a cable includes stretching the cable to a first length to thereby define the initial stress. The cable has a central longitudinal axis, and includes a plurality of wires each twisted around the axis and formed from a shape memory alloy transitionable in response to a signal between a first state wherein each of the wires has a first temperature-dependent length, and a second state wherein each of the wires has a second temperature-dependent length that is less than the first. After stretching, the method includes activating the alloy by exposing the alloy to the signal such that the alloy transitions from the first to the second temperature-dependent state. Concurrent to activating, the method includes elongating the cable to a second length that is greater than the first to define a second stress on the cable that is less than the first.
摘要翻译：减少电缆上的初始应力的方法包括将电缆拉伸到第一长度，从而限定初始应力。所述电缆具有中心纵向轴线，并且包括多个电线，每个电线绕所述轴线扭转并且由形状记忆合金形成，所述形状记忆合金可响应于第一状态而可转换，所述信号处于第一状态，其中每条电线具有第一温度依赖性长度，以及第二状态，其中每条线具有小于第一温度的第二温度依赖长度。拉伸后，该方法包括通过将合金暴露于信号来激活合金，使得合金从第一温度依赖于第二温度依赖状态转变。与激活同时，该方法包括将电缆延伸到大于第一长度的第二长度，以限定小于第一应力的电缆上的第二应力。

7. 发明授权

US08870144B2 Active material adaptive object holders 有权
标题翻译：活动材料自适应对象持有人
公开(公告)号：US08870144B2
公开(公告)日：2014-10-28
申请号：US11744417
申请日：2007-05-04
申请人： Pablo D. Zavattieri , Mark A. Kramarczyk , Alan L. Browne , James Y. Khoury , Nancy L. Johnson , Chandra S. Namuduri , Senthil N. Karuppaswamy , Nilesh D. Mankame , Rainer A. Glaser , Paul W. Alexander
发明人： Pablo D. Zavattieri , Mark A. Kramarczyk , Alan L. Browne , James Y. Khoury , Nancy L. Johnson , Chandra S. Namuduri , Senthil N. Karuppaswamy , Nilesh D. Mankame , Rainer A. Glaser , Paul W. Alexander
IPC分类号： A47K1/08 , B60R7/02 , B60N3/12 , B60N3/10
CPC分类号： B60R7/02 , B60N3/105 , B60N3/108 , B60N3/12
摘要： In an embodiment, a device comprises an active material. Activation of the active material causes deformation within the device to conform to and/or retain an object without engaging the object below a surface of the object. In another embodiment, contact with an object causes deformation within the device to conform to and/or retain the object. In yet another embodiment, an object holder can comprise: a recess, a cover disposed over the recess, and a switch configured to cause the active material to retain a deformed shape in the recess. The cover comprises an active material. The active material is configured to deform into the recess when contacted with an object.
摘要翻译：在一个实施例中，装置包括活性材料。活性材料的活化导致装置内的变形以使物体符合和/或保持物体，而不将物体接合在物体表面下方。在另一个实施例中，与对象的接触导致设备内的变形以符合和/或保持对象。在另一个实施例中，物体保持器可以包括：凹部，设置在凹部上方的盖，以及被配置为使活性材料在凹部中保持变形形状的开关。盖子包括活性材料。活性材料构造成当与物体接触时变形成凹陷。

8. 发明授权

US08718813B2 Mechanical implement utilizing active material actuation 有权
标题翻译：利用活性材料致动的机械工具
公开(公告)号：US08718813B2
公开(公告)日：2014-05-06
申请号：US12563245
申请日：2009-09-21
申请人： Nilesh D. Mankame , Douglas Martin Linn , James W. Wells , Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson
发明人： Nilesh D. Mankame , Douglas Martin Linn , James W. Wells , Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson
IPC分类号： B25J15/08 , B25J15/10
CPC分类号： B25J9/1085
摘要： A mechanical implement adapted for use in an autonomously functioning device, such as a robot arm, and including an active material, such as shape memory polymer, element that when activated and/or deactivated is operable to modify the mechanical impedance of a joint or link in the device.
摘要翻译：适用于自主功能的装置（例如机器人手臂）并且包括诸如形状记忆聚合物的活性材料的机械工具，其在被激活和/或停用时可操作以修改接头或连杆的机械阻抗在设备中。

9. 发明授权

US08661810B2 Shape memory alloy actuator with enhanced heat transfer characteristics 有权
标题翻译：形状记忆合金致动器，具有增强的传热特性
公开(公告)号：US08661810B2
公开(公告)日：2014-03-04
申请号：US13048952
申请日：2011-03-16
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Xiujie Gao , James Holbrook Brown , Nilesh D. Mankame , Nicholas W. Pinto, IV
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Xiujie Gao , James Holbrook Brown , Nilesh D. Mankame , Nicholas W. Pinto, IV
IPC分类号： F01B29/10 , F02G1/04
CPC分类号： F03G7/065
摘要： A shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator includes an SMA element and a flexible outer coating or layer. The element is respectively activated by a heating source. The layer surrounds the element, and enhances the heat transfer characteristics of the element to increase the speed of the actuation cycle. The nominal geometry and/or thermal conductivity may be altered during an activation phase, and may include discrete elements oriented with respect to the element, and partially embedded in the layer. An end gripper assembly may be used to cause the layer to move in concert with the element during a phase transformation. An electro-mechanical system includes the cooling source and the actuator. A method includes connecting the actuator to a load, activating the element using the heating source, and deactivating the element using a cooling source or free/ambient air.
摘要翻译：形状记忆合金（SMA）致动器包括SMA元件和柔性外涂层或层。元件分别由加热源激活。该层围绕元件，并且增强元件的传热特性以增加致动循环的速度。标称几何形状和/或热导率可以在激活阶段期间改变，并且可以包括相对于元件定向且部分地嵌入在该层中的分立元件。可以使用端部夹持器组件，以在相变期间使层与元件一起移动。机电系统包括冷却源和致动器。一种方法包括将致动器连接到负载，使用加热源激活元件，以及使用冷却源或空气/环境空气来去激活元件。

10. 发明授权

US08656713B2 Active material-based impulse actuators 有权
标题翻译：基于活性物质的脉冲执行器
公开(公告)号：US08656713B2
公开(公告)日：2014-02-25
申请号：US12607989
申请日：2009-10-28
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Nilesh D. Mankame , Nancy L. Johnson
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Nilesh D. Mankame , Nancy L. Johnson
IPC分类号： F01B29/10 , F02G1/04 , F41B7/00
CPC分类号： F03G7/005
摘要： An apparatus for and method of displacing a body, such as a projectile, piston, or the distal edge of a sunshade cover or energy absorbing honeycomb matrix, utilizing momentum generated by the rapid actuation of an active material element, such as a Martensitic shape memory alloy wire.
摘要翻译：利用由诸如马氏体形状记忆体的活性物质元素的快速致动产生的动量，使诸如抛射体，活塞或遮阳罩或能量吸收蜂窝状基体的远端边缘的身体移位的装置和方法合金线。

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