INTERNATIONAL PATENT: HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED FILES APPLICATION FOR "CONFIGURABLE COMPONENTS FOR SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY (SMA) ACTUATORS"

GENEVA, June 12 -- HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (40 West Highland Park Drive NEHutchinson, Minnesota 55350) filed a patent application (PCT/US2024/057511) for "CONFIGURABLE COMPONENTS FOR SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY (SMA) ACTUATORS" on Nov 26, 2024. With publication no. WO/2025/117573, the details related to the patent application was published on Jun 05, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): RUZICKA, Ryan N. (1630 Sandbar CircleWaconia, Minnesota 55387)

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator designs that can have a custom sized SMA wire lengt...