Inventor

SKURKIS RICHARD J

US49 patents

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SKURKIS RICHARD J

GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC

Passive regulation of convective cooling

Closure release device

Remotely-driven haptic device

Advanced pedestrian sensing system for vehicles with active hood

Surface temperature-responsive switch using smart material actuators

Fluid flow control device and system

Post-build quick powder removal system for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

Thermal bypass valve

Resettable sensor assembly and system

Thermal management device for use on electronics in a transportation vehicle

Shape control in gripping systems and methods

Articulated shield for a vehicle friction brake

Articulated shield for a vehicle friction brake

Liquid level sensor and method

Stretchable adjustable-stiffness assemblies

Configurable build volume systems

Local collection of contaminants formed during metal powder bed fusion process

Metal condensate control during additive manufacturing

Weld electrode plugs with polymeric inserts for loss-of-cooling detection in welding systems

Complex locating fixture system and method

Clamp system and method for control of welding a first substrate to a second substrate

Rigid insert shape control in layer jammming systems and methods

Passively actuated resettable valve

Resettable sensor assembly and system

Resettable sensor assembly and system

Fluid bypass valve with temporary flow control device to provide initially opened fluid circuit

Conformable and reconfigurable occupant support structure

MANKAME NILESH D

Using resting load to augment active material actuator demand in power seats

Reconfigurable fixture device and methods of use

Quick-return active material actuator

Multi-stage actuation for an active materials-based actuator

Mechanical overload protection utilizing superelastic shape memory alloy actuation

Accelerating cooling in active material actuators using heat sinks

GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC

Powered vehicle brake cooling system

Reconfigurable fixture device and method for controlling

Vehicle brake cooling system

Reconfigurable clamp and method of use thereof

Active material actuation utilizing bi-stable mechanical overload protection

Vehicle sensor system

BROWNE ALAN L

Method of starting and operating a shape memory alloy heat engine

Energy harvesting system

HAO LEI

Actuator system including an active material

JOHNSON NANCY L

Shape memory alloy-based device for controlling or monitoring pressure in a system

USORO PATRICK B

Overheating protection for shape memory alloy actuators

CHARNESKY SCOTT P

Flexible drive element for an angled active shutter

ALEXANDER PAUL W

Active air vent utilizing smart material actuation

GAO XIUJIE

Controlling heat transfer in active material actuators using external elements

SKURKIS RICHARD J

Active material wire actuators having reinforced structural connectors

STEVENSON ROBIN

Method for error-proofing a reconfigurable clamp