Patents Assigned to GM Global Technlolgy Operations LLC
  • Patent number: 10161167
    Abstract: A lockable latching device includes a body defining a cavity and having a central longitudinal axis, and a plunger disposed within the cavity. The plunger has a first end and a second end and is translatable along the axis between an open position and a closed position. The device includes an annular rotator disposed along the axis and configured for rotating the plunger about the axis. The device also includes an annular latch abutting the rotator that is transitionable between an unlocked state and a locked state. The device includes a first element operably connected to the latch and formed from a first shape memory alloy and a second element operably connected to the latch and formed from a second shape memory alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignees: GM Global Technlolgy Operations LLC, Dynalloy, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Alexander, Roger Herbert Culver, Robert Dallos, Jr., Aragorn Zolno, James Holbrook Brown