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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4715214 | Leak tester A method and apparatus for quickly determining leakage in pressurized fluid receptors. Pressure determinations are made substantially immediately following the completion of the filling of the item to be tested with the pressurized fluid without the need ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4651573 | Shaft torquemeter A nonintrusive torquemeter for measuring torque in a shaft having variable reluctance as a result of torque stresses developed in the shaft. The torquemeter includes an annular first coil, a second coil wound about the first coil coaxially of the annular ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4616512 | Torquemeter A nonintrusive, or noncontact, shaft torquemeter for use in measuring torque transmission through a rotatable shaft. The torquemeter includes an annular torque-sensing coil structure having an annular excitation coil and a pickup coil magnetically coupled... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4563905 | Shaft torquemeter A nonintrusive torquemeter for measuring torque in a shaft having variable reluctance as a result of torque stresses developed in the shaft. The torquemeter includes an annular first coil disposed axially about the shaft, a second coil wound about the fir... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4555956 | Torquemeter apparatus A torquemeter apparatus for use in measuring torque in a drive having a drive member and a driven member. The apparatus includes a signal transfer device and a torque sensing device connected to the signal transfer device. The driven member is journaled t... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4542643 | Fluid leak testing method A method for testing leakage from an element, such as a container. The element to be tested is sealed within an enclosure so as to define a reduced volume space in the enclosure around the container. An increase in the pressure in the surrounding space is... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4463629 | Energy efficient drive system An energy efficient drive system having apparatus for determining the load power, load speed, and necessary adjustment of the drive system to obtain a minimum brake specific energy consumption. The drive system includes structure for adjusting the drive i... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4412198 | Rotary transformer A rotary transformer such as for use in a torque-meter structure arranged to have reduced cross talk between the excitation and signal transformer portions, and to have improved durability. In the illustrated embodiment, the air gaps of the transformer se... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4381684 | Energy efficient drive system An energy efficient drive system having apparatus for determining the load power, load speed, and necessary adjustment of the drive system to obtain a minimum brake specific energy consumption. The drive system includes structure for adjusting the drive i... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4320463 | Production control system A production control system wherein statistical determinations are continuously made on the basis of current manufacturing process data corresponding to preselected parameters of the product being manufactured. The control method includes a determination ... | 03/16/1982 |
