Abstract
A shape-setting device comprising an electrical conductor and a shaping form configured to have a target memory-metal device physically coupled thereto to hold at least a portion of the target memory-metal device in a shape conforming to at least a portion of the shaping form. A method of shape-setting a memory-metal device includes physically-coupling a memory-metal device to a shaped workpiece, injecting electrical current through a conductor associated with the shaped workpiece to heat the shaped workpiece, and conducting thermal energy from the shaped workpiece to the memory-metal device to shape-set at least a portion of the memory-metal device to a shape conforming to at least a portion of the shaped workpiece.
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What is claimed is:
A shape-setting device comprising an electrical conductor and a shaping form configured to have a target memory-metal device physically coupled thereto to hold at least a portion of the target memory-metal device in a shape conforming to at least a portion of the shaping form. A method of shape-setting a memory-metal device includes physically-coupling a memory-metal device to a shaped workpiece, injecting electrical current through a conductor associated with the shaped workpiece to heat the shaped workpiece, and conducting thermal energy from the shaped workpiece to the memory-metal device to shape-set at least a portion of the memory-metal device to a shape conforming to at least a portion of the shaped workpiece.
Timeline
Filed
03/19/2026Published
07/23/2026Granted
Not AvailableIPC Codes(5)
F03G 7/06:using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying, or the like (using thermal expansion of non-vaporising liquids F01K)
A61F 2/91:made from perforated sheets or tubes, e.g. perforated by laser cuts or etched holes
A61L 31/14:Materials characterised by their function or physical properties