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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-12-11</periodOfReport>
    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000720896</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MEMRY CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MRY</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001273517</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>MARCHAL FRANCOIS</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE AVAL S.A.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>6, ROUTE DE MALAGNOU, CASE POSTALE 521</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GENEVE 17</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>V8</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>CH-1211</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>SWITZERLAND</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>353500</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>*</value><footnoteId id="F1"/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Compagnie Financiere Aval S.A. is the direct owner of these securities.  Mr. Marchal is the General Administrator and Partner of Compagnie Financiere Aval S.A.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Marcy Macdonald attorney-in-fact</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-12-19</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

