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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110246096 | Acoustic Emission Toughness Testing For PDC, PCBN, Or Other Hard Or Superhard Materials An acoustic emissions testing device includes a rock sample including a first surface, an acoustic sensor, an indenter coupled to the first surface, and a load. The load is exerted on the indenter, which transfers the load to the first surface. The acoustic sensor is co... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110239764 | Acoustic Emission Toughness Testing For PDC, PCBN, Or Other Hard Or Superhard Materials An acoustic emissions testing device includes a pressurizable chamber, a rock sample, and one or ore acoustic sensors communicably coupled to the rock sample. The chamber includes a first chamber being pressurizable to a first pressure and a second chamber pressurizable... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110001285 | STIFFNESS DETECTOR, STIFFNESS DETECTION METHOD, AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSOR INCLUDING STIFFNESS DETECTOR A stiffness detector includes a bending portion configured to bend a paper sheet to be carried. The stiffness detector transmits acoustic waves to an incidence point on an inner surface of the paper sheet which is bent by the bending portion and is carried, thereby exci... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100064810 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF LOGS An apparatus for identifying the modulus of elasticity of logs comprises a device (2) equipped with means (5, 6) for detecting at least one log (T) eigenfrequency (natural frequency) and with a plurality of supports (10) able to move by rotating bet... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090217758 | Method of Determining the Texture of Food Material and Apparatus for Use in this Method The invention relates to a method of determining the texture of food material, comprising the steps of applying a vibrational impact with a predetermined frequency to the food material, measuring the vibrational response of the food material to the vibrational impact, a... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20080053231 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Paper Sample Stiffness A method for measuring the rigidity of paper or other products made from cellulose fibers wherein the paper is torn and a digitized sound recording is made during the tearing process which is then analyzed to determine the percentage of time during which characteristic ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070295091 | MEASUREMENT OF PROPERTIES OF THIN SPECIMENS BASED ON EXPERIMENTALLLY ACQUIRED FORCE-DISPLACEMENT DATA A method and system are provided for obtaining force-displacement responses for a specimen or sample of material. The sample is supported with a spanning portion spanning in an environment between at least three points not in a line, wherein the points are fixed relativ... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070234806 | Ultrasonic strain imaging device and method providing parallel displacement processing A device for ultrasonic strain imaging computes displacement of tissue between a pre-deformation and post-deformation data set along columns to provide for independent calculations that may be parallelized for multiprocessor systems. ... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070151340 | NANO-INDENTATION ULTRASONIC DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF A nano-indentation ultrasonic detecting system for detecting mechanical properties of a target material. An indentation device, disposed on a surface of the target material, generates an indentation on the surface, obtaining the relation between the Young's modulus and ... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20060000281 | Method and apparatus for assessing or predicting characteristics of wood or other wooden materials The present invention relates to apparatus and method for determining a characteristic, such as stiffness, of a log, stem, wood piece or other wood specimen. A wave generator produces a frequency varying signal which drives a transducer which is coupled to the specimen ... | 01/05/2006 |
| 20050223802 | Method and apparatus for measuring and orienting golf club shaft The preferred orientation, or planar oscillation plane, of a golf club shaft is located by measuring the oscillation of the shaft when an impulse is applied. Preferably, the out-of-plane oscillation is measured at a large number of angular positions about the shaft axis... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050223801 | Apparatus for generating and measuring bending vibration in a non-ferromagnetic pipe without physical contact Disclosed is an apparatus for generating and measuring bending vibration in a pipe buried underground or a pipe covered by insulating materials. There is provided an apparatus for generating and measuring bending vibration in a non-ferromagnetic pipe without physical co... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050097961 | Substrate crack inspecting method, substrate crack inspection apparatus, and solar battery module manufacturing method The present invention aims to provide a method for detecting a substrate crack by simple equipment and steps. A substrate crack inspecting method according to the present invention comprises the steps of (1) producing a sound by providing vibration to a substrate, (2) d... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050005699 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING STIFFNESS IN STANDING TREES A system for non-destructive testing using acoustic techniques includes first and second measuring probes and an electronic unit. Each probe includes a penetrating end and a retaining flange end. Each probe further includes a handle slideably coupled to the probe and a ... | 01/13/2005 |
