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1. 发明授权

US07587805B2 Reconfigurable fixture device and methods of use 有权
标题翻译：可重构夹具装置及使用方法
公开(公告)号：US07587805B2
公开(公告)日：2009-09-15
申请号：US11335191
申请日：2006-01-19
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Douglas M. Linn , Nilesh D. Mankame , Roland J. Menassa , Ivan G. Sears , Robin Stevenson , Christopher P. Henry , Nancy L. Johnson , Charles W. Wampler, II
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Douglas M. Linn , Nilesh D. Mankame , Roland J. Menassa , Ivan G. Sears , Robin Stevenson , Christopher P. Henry , Nancy L. Johnson , Charles W. Wampler, II
IPC分类号： B21D37/16 , B23Q7/00 , B23Q17/00 , B23P17/00 , B29C33/40
CPC分类号： B25B1/241 , B23B2228/16 , B23Q3/062 , B23Q3/103 , Y10T29/4976 , Y10T29/49805 , Y10T29/49998
摘要： A fixture device generally includes a base member, a reconfigurable pad disposed on the base member, wherein the reconfigurable pad comprises a shape memory material configured to selectively conform to a surface contour of a workpiece, and an activation device in operative communication with the shape memory material.
摘要翻译：固定装置通常包括基部构件，设置在基部构件上的可重新配置的垫，其中可重新配置的垫包括被配置为选择性地符合工件的表面轮廓的形状记忆材料，以及与形状记忆材料。

2. 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。

3. 发明申请

US20140069317A1 IN-SITU OVERHEAT ALERT FOR EQUIPMENT 有权
标题翻译：设备的现场监督警报
公开(公告)号：US20140069317A1
公开(公告)日：2014-03-13
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： G01K1/02
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。

4. 发明申请

US20110277461A1 ACTIVE MATERIAL-BASED CLAMP AND RELEASE DEVICE 审中-公开
标题翻译：基于活性材料的夹钳和释放装置
公开(公告)号：US20110277461A1
公开(公告)日：2011-11-17
申请号：US12779952
申请日：2010-05-13
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Paul W. Alexander , Roland J. Menassa , James W. Wells
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Paul W. Alexander , Roland J. Menassa , James W. Wells
IPC分类号： F03G7/06
CPC分类号： F03G7/065
摘要： An active material-based device for and related method of clamping and releasing objects. Broadly, the device includes an elongated piece of active material, such as a wire, having an actuation temperature and arranged to form a sleeve defining a volume of space. When the active material reaches the actuation temperature the material changes, which causes one or more dimensions of the volume of space to change. An object located within the sleeve experiences either a clamping or releasing force resulting from the change in the volume of space.
摘要翻译：一种用于夹持和释放物体的基于活性材料的装置及其相关方法。广义地说，该装置包括具有致动温度的细长的活性材料片，例如导线，并布置成形成限定一定空间体积的套筒。当活性材料达到致动温度时，材料变化，这导致空间体积的一个或多个维度改变。位于套筒内的物体会遇到由空间体积变化产生的夹紧或释放力。

5. 发明授权

US07761974B2 Reconfigurable fixture device and methods of use 有权
标题翻译：可重构夹具装置及使用方法
公开(公告)号：US07761974B2
公开(公告)日：2010-07-27
申请号：US11335190
申请日：2006-01-19
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Douglas M. Linn , Nilesh D. Mankame , Roland J. Menassa , Ivan G. Sears , Robin Stevenson , Christopher P. Henry , Nancy L. Johnson
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Douglas M. Linn , Nilesh D. Mankame , Roland J. Menassa , Ivan G. Sears , Robin Stevenson , Christopher P. Henry , Nancy L. Johnson
IPC分类号： B21D37/16 , B23Q7/00 , B23Q17/00 , B23P17/00
CPC分类号： B23Q3/086 , Y10T29/4976 , Y10T29/49805 , Y10T29/49998
摘要： A process generally includes contacting a surface of at least one workpiece with a reconfigurable pad of a fixture device, wherein the reconfigurable pad comprises a shape memory material configured to conform to the surface of the at least one workpiece, and fixturing the contacted workpiece.
摘要翻译：一种方法通常包括使至少一个工件的表面与固定装置的可重新配置的焊盘相接触，其中可重新配置的焊盘包括形状记忆材料，其被配置为与至少一个工件的表面一致并固定所接触的工件。

6. 发明授权

US09038983B2 Active drain plug for high voltage battery applications 有权
标题翻译：用于高压电池应用的主动排水塞
公开(公告)号：US09038983B2
公开(公告)日：2015-05-26
申请号：US12913224
申请日：2010-10-27
申请人： Craig A. Kollar , Xiujie Gao , Alan L. Browne , Paul W. Alexander , Nancy L. Johnson , Shawn G. Quinn , Milind S. Gandhi , Scott R. Webb
发明人： Craig A. Kollar , Xiujie Gao , Alan L. Browne , Paul W. Alexander , Nancy L. Johnson , Shawn G. Quinn , Milind S. Gandhi , Scott R. Webb
IPC分类号： F16K31/00 , F16K31/02
CPC分类号： F16K31/025
摘要： A drain plug assembly that has particular application for sealing a drain hole in a high voltage battery compartment on a vehicle. The plug assembly includes a plug that inserted into the drain hole. The plug assembly further includes a return spring coupled to the plug and causing the plug to be biased into the drain hole. The plug assembly also includes at least one shape memory alloy device coupled to the plug and a support structure. The SMA device receives an electrical current that causes the device to contract and move the plug out of the drain hole against the bias of the return spring.
摘要翻译：一种排水塞组件，其特别用于密封车辆上的高压电池舱中的排水孔。插头组件包括插入到排水孔中的插头。插头组件还包括联接到插头的复位弹簧并使插头偏置到排水孔中。插头组件还包括耦合到插头和支撑结构的至少一个形状记忆合金装置。 SMA装置接收电流，导致装置收缩并抵抗回位弹簧的偏压将插头从排水孔移出。

7. 发明授权

US08894142B2 Stowable active material actuated rear seat headrest 有权
标题翻译：可运动的活动材料致动后座椅头枕
公开(公告)号：US08894142B2
公开(公告)日：2014-11-25
申请号：US12830311
申请日：2010-07-03
申请人： Paul W. Alexander , Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Rainer A. Glaser , James Y. Khoury , Michael G. Carpenter , Leigh A. Berger , Jennifer P. Lawall
发明人： Paul W. Alexander , Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Rainer A. Glaser , James Y. Khoury , Michael G. Carpenter , Leigh A. Berger , Jennifer P. Lawall
IPC分类号： B60N2/48 , B60R21/02
CPC分类号： B60N2/4873 , B60N2/876
摘要： An active headrest adapted for use with a rear seat, including a translatable, conformable, or otherwise reconfigurable shell, an active material actuator disposed within and drivenly coupled to the shell, and preferably including a linkage system fixedly coupled to the seat and/or shell, wherein the actuator is operable to cause the headrest to achieve one of a plurality of achievable positions.
摘要翻译：一种适用于后座的活动头枕，包括可平移，顺应或可重新配置的外壳，活动材料致动器，其设置在壳体内并被驱动地联接到壳体上，并且优选地包括固定地联接到座椅和/或壳体的连杆系统，其中所述致动器可操作以使所述头枕实现多个可实现位置中的一个。

8. 发明授权

US08864323B2 Active material actuated mirror assemblies 有权
标题翻译：活性材料致动镜组件
公开(公告)号：US08864323B2
公开(公告)日：2014-10-21
申请号：US13113102
申请日：2011-05-23
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , William C. Bisnack , Kenneth A. Lucas , Charles R. Quinn
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , William C. Bisnack , Kenneth A. Lucas , Charles R. Quinn
IPC分类号： G02B5/08 , B60R1/072 , B60R1/074
CPC分类号： B60R1/074 , B60R1/072
摘要： A mirror assembly includes a reflective surface disposed within a housing, and an actuator in operative communication with at least a portion of the housing, wherein the actuator and/or housing comprises an active material element configured to cause or selectively enable the housing and surface to be manipulated.
摘要翻译：反射镜组件包括设置在壳体内的反射表面和与壳体的至少一部分可操作地连通的致动器，其中致动器和/或壳体包括活动材料元件，其被构造成使壳体和表面被操纵。

9. 发明授权

US08810234B2 Method of controlling active material actuation utilizing an operational envelope 有权
标题翻译：使用操作包络控制活性材料致动的方法
公开(公告)号：US08810234B2
公开(公告)日：2014-08-19
申请号：US13452597
申请日：2012-04-20
申请人： Xiujie Gao , Guillermo A. Herrera , Christopher P. Henry , Geoffrey P. McKnight , Lei Hao , Nancy L. Johnson , Alan L. Browne
发明人： Xiujie Gao , Guillermo A. Herrera , Christopher P. Henry , Geoffrey P. McKnight , Lei Hao , Nancy L. Johnson , Alan L. Browne
IPC分类号： G01N27/92
CPC分类号： F03G7/065
摘要： A method of controlling and/or predicting the remaining useful life of an active material actuator, such as a shape memory alloy wire, includes obtaining historical actuation data of an inherent system variable, such as electrical resistance, over a secondary variable, such as time, determining a normal operating envelope having upper and lower bounds based on the data, determining a current profile for a given actuation cycle, and comparing the shape of the current profile to the envelope to determine an out-of-bounds event.
摘要翻译：控制和/或预测诸如形状记忆合金线的活性材料致动器的剩余使用寿命的方法包括获得诸如电阻的固有系统变量的历史致动数据，例如次级变量，例如时间，基于所述数据确定具有上限和下限的正常操作包络，确定给定致动周期的当前轮廓，以及将所述当前轮廓的形状与所述包络进行比较以确定超出范围的事件。

10. 发明授权

US08800283B2 Method of starting and operating a shape memory alloy heat engine 有权
标题翻译：启动和运行形状记忆合金热机的方法
公开(公告)号：US08800283B2
公开(公告)日：2014-08-12
申请号：US13340897
申请日：2011-12-30
申请人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Nilesh D. Mankame , Paul W. Alexander , John Andrew Shaw , Christopher Burton Churchill , Andrew C. Keefe , Guillermo A. Herrera , Jeffrey W Brown , Richard J. Skurkis
发明人： Alan L. Browne , Nancy L. Johnson , Nilesh D. Mankame , Paul W. Alexander , John Andrew Shaw , Christopher Burton Churchill , Andrew C. Keefe , Guillermo A. Herrera , Jeffrey W Brown , Richard J. Skurkis
IPC分类号： F01B29/10 , F02G1/04
CPC分类号： F03G7/065
摘要： A shape memory alloy (SMA) heat engine includes a first rotatable pulley, a second rotatable pulley, and an SMA material disposed about the first and second rotatable pulleys and between a hot region and a cold region. A method of starting and operating the SMA heat engine includes detecting a thermal energy gradient between the hot region and the cold region using a controller, decoupling an electrical generator from one of the first and second rotatable pulleys, monitoring a speed of the SMA material about the first and second rotatable pulleys, and re-engaging the driven component if the monitored speed of the SMA material exceeds a threshold. The SMA material may selectively change crystallographic phase between martensite and austenite and between the hot region and the cold region to convert the thermal gradient into mechanical energy.
摘要翻译：形状记忆合金（SMA）热机包括第一可旋转滑轮，第二可旋转滑轮和围绕第一和第二可旋转滑轮设置的热材料区域与冷区域之间的SMA材料。启动和操作SMA热机的方法包括使用控制器检测热区和冷区之间的热能梯度，将发电机与第一和第二可旋转滑轮中的一个相分离，监测SMA材料的速度约第一和第二可旋转滑轮，并且如果SMA材料的监测速度超过阈值，则重新接合被驱动部件。 SMA材料可以选择性地改变马氏体和奥氏体之间以及热区域和冷区域之间的结晶相，以将热梯度转化为机械能。

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