US Patent Issued to CAREFUSION 303 on July 22 for "Self-adjusting preload for memory alloy wire" (Austrian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,518, issued on July 22, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).

"Self-adjusting preload for memory alloy wire" was invented by Frank Dean Weber (San Diego), Christoph Potakowskyj (Vienna) and Ernst Bayer (Vienna).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A preload mechanism for an actuator is disclosed that includes a rotating element configured to rotate about a pivot. The preload mechanism also includes a bias element with a first end that is coupled to a second contact point of the rotating element and a second end configured to be pinned relative to the pivot. The bias element has a line of action extending from the second end throu...