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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103080 | Testing device for checking the quality of a paint or lacquer layer A testing device for checking the quality of a paint or lacquer layer includes at least one friction element moving device. To prevent an impression on a test region, the friction element moving device is configured to (i) initially move at least one friction element in... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103081 | DEVICE FOR PEEL TEST A device for a peel test. The device includes: a gripping member to grip an end of a test film to be peeled off a test object; a movable member linearly moving in a direction to or away from the gripping member; a holding member for the movable member capable of linearl... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120048007 | PROCESS FOR MEASURING AN ADHESION ENERGY, AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTRATES The invention relates to a structure and a process for measuring an energy of adhesion between two substrates bonded in a transverse direction. The method involves providing for at least one of the two substrates to have a plurality of elementary test cells within a tes... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110283767 | Sonic resonator system for testing the adhesive bond strength of composite materials Disclosed herein is a sonic resonator system for use in testing the adhesive bond strength of composite materials. Also disclosed herein are a method of calibrating the sonic resonator system to work with a particular composite bond joint, and a method of non-destructiv... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110281294 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING ADHESION FORCES A measurement head for measuring the adhesion force between a surface and a particle attached to the surface, a force measurement system and a method for measuring the adhesion force between a surface and a particle attached to the surface are described.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110265561 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TONER ADHESION A device for measuring adhesion of toner to carrier containing a magnetic component, the toner and the carrier being contained in a two-component developer, includes: a developer holding section including a first magnet for holding the two-component developer by a magne... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110214497 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF TESTING THE ADHESION STRENGTH AND/OR COHESIVE STRENGTH OF A COATING An apparatus (10) to test the adhesion strength and/or cohesive strength of a coating (12) comprises a first member (14) having an aperture (16) and a second member (18) locatable in the aperture (16) in the first member (14<... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110037687 | PEEL TESTER, METHOD FOR EVALUATING IMPACT PEEL CHARACTERISTICS, ADHESIVE TAPE AND MOBILE DEVICE An object is to provide a peel tester that continuously detects the characteristics of an adhesive tape from the moment an impact is applied to an adherend until the adherend is peeled, and a new method for evaluating the impact peel characteristics of an adhesive tape,... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110023593 | COATING RIGIDITY TESTING DEVICE A coating rigidity testing device includes a abrading machine, a base, two racks, and a actuator. The abrading machine is disposed on the base. The abrading machine includes a receiving chamber, a supporting arm, a pressure adjusting structure, and a scratching stylus. ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110011173 | MEASURING APPARATUS A measuring apparatus to measure adhesion of a tape includes a supporting plate slanting related to horizon, and a ball. The tape is attached to the supporting plate with an adhesive surface opposite to the supporting plate. The ball rolls on the tape along the supporti... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100300193 | ADHESION MEASURING APPARATUS A measuring apparatus is provided for measuring the coating adhesion of an edge or a corner of an object. The measuring apparatus includes a platform, a fixing assembly to fix the object, a supporting plate fastened to the platform, a loading mechanism pivotably attache... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100206062 | ADHESION TEST METHOD USING ELASTIC PLATE Provided is a method for testing adhesion. The method includes forming thin films on a substrate; attaching an elastic plate to the substrate, wherein the elastic plate has a larger elastic coefficient than the substrate; and performing an adhesion test on the thin film... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100186494 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DETERMINE THE ADHESIVE STRENGTH OF MATERIALS An apparatus (10) for determining the adhesive strength of materials has a test rig (12) with a base plate (14). A compression plate (20) is provided above a support (18). The compression plate (20) is urged into engagement with... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100116063 | SHEAR TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD A test apparatus for applying shear loads to a deposit on a substrate comprises a cantilevered shear tool (18) having a tip (24) for contact with the deposit, and a back face having a piezo-electric crystal thereon. In use, the back face is subject to a co... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100071456 | TACK ADHESION TESTING DEVICE A tack adhesion testing device for quantitatively measuring tack adhesion between a material and an object with a planar surface for contact with the material. The device has a material mount for mounting a quantity of the material such that the quantity of material pre... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20090272185 | MATERIAL ADHESION PERFORMANCE TESTER A system for testing the adhesion performance of materials under various temperatures, comprises a hot/cold plate mounted on top of the sled of an adhesion/release tester, a thermoelectric (TE) controller, and a temperature-controllable fluid circulator. The hot/cold pl... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090241656 | Method of adhesion measurement at the interface between layers The strength of adhesion between two layers (1,2) is evaluated by applying a series of laser shocks directly to the surface of one (1) of the layers. Adhesion strength is determined based on the wavelength (?2) and energy (e2) of the laser pu... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090211354 | Materials Testing Methods of and apparatus for testing a material are described. The testing involves providing a material across a region of a support member which is arranged to define an opening which is closed by a plug means having a surface in contact with the material that is subs... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090126474 | TRACTION PAD FOR DEVICE TESTING ADHESION OF A COATING ON A SUBSTRATE The disclosed embodiments concerns a traction pad to be bonded for coating adhesion or surface cohesion tests by tearing including a counterbore designed to control the thickness of the adhesive film. Support elements such as wedges or a border maintain the base of the ... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090114006 | DEVICE FOR TESTING THE ADHESION OF A COATING TO A SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF USING SAME A device for testing the adhesion of a coating to a substrate and a method of using the device are disclosed. The device is adapted to substantially replicate and consistently conduct the adhesion test procedure described in ASTM standards D3359 and F1842. The device in... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20080011075 | Quality control process for a structural bonded joint The invention relates to a quality control process for an adhesive joint of two sub-components of a structure comprising the following steps: a) Providing the structure of composite material to be controlled; b) Providing at least one premanufactured testing device (... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070228591 | PROCESS FOR CONDUCTING ADHERENCE TESTS FOR A COATING ON A SUBSTRATE In order to conduct tests designed to characterize the adherence properties of coatings onto substrates, the process consists of creating pull plates of a hardenable material directly on the surface before the surface is subjected to the tests, by means of a mold. The p... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070028680 | Tack measuring device A device for measuring the tack of materials, comprising a first cylinder (1) included in a fixed frame (2) and a second cylinder (3) included in a movable yoke (4), whose outer surfaces contact each other via a layer of the material to be te... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060243046 | Method and apparatus for testing the adhesive strength of overlays of plain bearing bushings A method and an apparatus for testing the adhesive strength of overlays attached to the inside of plain bearing bushings. The method is characterized in specifying clearance between the plain bearing bushing tested and a rotating or oscillating pin extending through the... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060171579 | Apparatus for measuring adhesive and frictional properties of polymer Disclosed herein is an apparatus for measuring adhesive and frictional properties of a polymer hemisphere relative to a contact plate provided in the apparatus. The apparatus comprise a body having a movable table installed to move along an X-axis and Y-axis and a verti... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060137440 | Method of measuring properties of interfacial adhesion A method for measuring toughness of interfacial adhesion including applying a normal force with a probe to a surface of a coating joined to a major surface of a substrate, wherein the surface is substantially parallel to the major surface, and applying a lateral force t... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20050183498 | Film sticking/testing equipment A film sticking/testing equipment mainly includes a transmission mechanism, a film sticking apparatus and a test apparatus. The transmission mechanism is used for delivering at least a touch pad. The film sticking apparatus has a film release base to allow a protect fil... | 08/25/2005 |
