Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active material based concealment devices for seams
- Patent Title (中): 活动材料为接缝的隐蔽装置
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Application No.: US11848488Application Date: 2007-08-31
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Publication No.: US07905538B2Publication Date: 2011-03-15
- Inventor: Ukpai I. Ukpai , Alan L. Browne , Mark A. Kramarczyk , Nancy L. Johnson , John C. Ulicny , Gary L. Jones
- Applicant: Ukpai I. Ukpai , Alan L. Browne , Mark A. Kramarczyk , Nancy L. Johnson , John C. Ulicny , Gary L. Jones
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: B60J10/08
- IPC: B60J10/08

Abstract:
A device for concealing a seam between a first surface and a second surface includes a moveable body fixedly attached to a selected one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein the moveable body is configured to transition between a first position and a second position to conceal and expose the seam, and an active material in operative communication with the moveable body, wherein the active material is configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in at least one property is effective to transition the moveable body from the first position to the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090058130A1 Active material based concealment devices for seams Public/Granted day:2009-03-05
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