Variable shape guide apparatus
CA 2434121 A1 · Owner: Waram, Thomas C. · Inventors: Unsworth, John D.; Waram, Thomas C.
Overview
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The apparatus includes a flexible, elongated tubular member and is comprised of a tube of superelastic metal which in response to changing temperatures resists to a greater or lesser degree the bending moment imposed by a biasing element, thereby altering the shape of the tubular member as a function of temperature and producing a broad range of shapes.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed January 5, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 5, 2021.
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