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Memory element

CA 1306328 C · Owner: Small, James E. · Inventors: Mccoy, William C.; Wang, Frederick E.; Small, James E.

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A memory element made of a shape-memory alloy includes lead-attachment and shape-memory portions and a partition interconnecting such portions. The lead-attachment and shape-memory portions are comprised of characteristic internal structures, while the partition is comprised of an internal structure dissimilar to the characteristic internal structure of at least one of the lead-attachment and shape-memory portions. Shape-memory effect characteristics of the shape-memory portion are preserved to maintain the memory function of the memory element by configuring the dissimilar internal structure to block transmigration from the lead-attachment to the shape-memory portions of selected …

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  • Granted August 18, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 18, 2009.
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FiledSeptember 29, 1988
GrantedAugust 18, 1992
Term endedAugust 18, 2009
Patent numberCA 1306328 C
Classification (IPC)C22F1/00 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedSep 29, 1988Patent grantedAug 18, 1992Term endedAug 18, 2009

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