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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181506 | Tip indenting apparatus for testing a block of material The invention relates to a tip indenting apparatus for testing a block of material, characterized in that it comprises: a holder for the tip and a holder for a block of a material to be punched or scratched, said tip holder and said block holder each comprising a so... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8161803 | Micromachined comb drive for quantitative nanoindentation A microelectromechanical (MEMS) nanoindenter transducer including a body, a probe moveable relative to the body, an indenter tip coupled to an end of the moveable probe, the indenter tip moveable together with the probe, and a micromachined comb drive. The micromach... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156794 | Indenting type material testing machine, testing method, and testing program product An indenter is pressed onto a test piece; a displacement of the indenter is detected; and a testing force applied to the test piece through the indenter is detected. FFT analysis is performed on a displacement detection signal detected in a non-load state to detect ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8132447 | Universal testing machine A testing machine includes a stand and a test device. The stand includes a base, box frame, a slide device driven to slide by a motor, and a control system controls the force applied on the test specimen. The test device is coupled at the slide device for performing... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8074497 | Indentation testing instrument and indentation testing method An indentation testing instrument including: a loading lever supported pivotally; an indenter provided on the loading lever; a displacement sensor movable section; a loading lever driving section; a reference lever supported pivotally having a same shaft center as t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8015861 | Article and method for stabilizing a rock chip An article and method for stabilizing a rock chip. The article in one embodiment of the invention includes a laminar rock chip substantially surrounded by and imbedded within a plug having a solid material, the plug forming a top planar surface and a bottom planar s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7966866 | Methods and instruments for materials testing Methods and instruments for characterizing a material, such as the properties of bone in a living human subject, using a test probe constructed for insertion into the material and a reference probe aligned with the test probe in a housing. The housing is hand held o... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958566 | AFM probe with variable stiffness Disclosed is an atomic force microscope (AFM) probe for use in an AFM, and more particularly, an AFM probe suitable for testing the topography and mechanical properties of a microstructure having a size on the order of micrometers or nanometers. To this end, an AFM ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7845214 | Device and method for optical nanoindentation measurement This invention relates to a device and method for optical nanoindentation measurement, according to which respective measurement results are obtained by having an indenter tip apply load to a fixed portion of a thin film, having an indenter tip apply load to a non-f... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7685868 | Measuring head for nanoindentation instrument and measuring method using same A measuring head for a nano-indentation instrument capable of positioning a sample relatively to the measuring head, which includes a measuring axis, a reference axis and a component for detecting a depth of penetration of an indentor into the sample. The measuring ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7621173 | Nano-identation 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 ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7568381 | Apparatus and method for surface property measurement with in-process compensation for instrument frame distortion The present invention provides an apparatus and method for performing surface property measurements, such as workpiece hardness and other material property measurements, with in-process compensation for instrument frame distortion and the like. The apparatus include... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565831 | Production method of indentation curve and hardness test method A production method of an indentation curve is given, in which when an indentation curve showing a relationship between indentation force and indentation depth in a process of indenting an indenter into a surface of a sample is produced, a measurement range using an... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7458253 | Method for evaluating fixing member and fixing belt and thermal fixing roller In a method for evaluating a fixing member to fix a toner having a surface layer, a hardness test is carried out by applying a pressure deformation from the surface side of the fixing member, and when a deformation of the surface layer by the pressure deformation is... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7454960 | Hardness tester with a loading structure of the indenter independent of the stress frame connecting the indenter to the anvil A hardness tester of a relatively large “cantilevering” and/or designed for permitting application of relatively large loads to the indenter may be constructed in a much slander and lighter manner by employing a loading mechanism based on the use of a second or ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7424822 | Micro-hardness measurement method and micro-hardness meter A micro-hardness measurement method for calculating the hardness of a test sample by pushing an indenter in the test sample and forming an indentation thereon, including: a loading step for extracting load data showing the relationship between load L applied to the ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7415900 | Blast pressure gauge Blast pressure gauges and methods for detecting blast pressure during a blast test. The gauges operate independently of power sources, are portable, and are used in harsh environments including test ranges. Each embodiment is constructed to detect blast pressures as... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412870 | Method and apparatus for dynamic impact testing A method and apparatus wherein a material or object to be tested is placed on a base support. A stopper assembly having a stopper tip on one end in contact with the test material or object, and a washer on the opposite end attached to a rod. A projectile is propelle... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7380443 | Hardness testing apparatus A hardness testing apparatus has an indenter shaft having an indenter at a top thereof, a force motor for moving the indenter shaft in its axial direction and applying a predetermined test force to a sample through the indenter, an external force detection section f... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354617 | Fixing belt and method for evaluating it A method for evaluating a fixing belt includes forming a fixing belt which includes a substrate, an elastic layer laminated on the substrate, and a mold releasing layer laminated on the elastic layer. A universal hardness test for the fixing belt is performed. The f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352271 | Probe and contour measuring instrument A probe body (200) includes a middle closing portion (250) formed upright on a connector front portion (261A) and a female thread (261D) into which a male screw (110) is screwed. A sensor module (300) includes a slidable-con... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7316155 | Test table for measuring lateral forces and displacements A test table for measuring lateral forces and displacements while simultaneously applying, if necessary, normal forces, particularly in nanoidenters and in scratch and wear testers. The test table is mounted in a manner that enables it to be laterally displaced, and... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302831 | Scratch testing device A device and method for scratch and/or mar testing the surface of a material specimen. In an embodiment, the scratch testing device comprises a scratching member. In addition, the scratch testing device comprises a carriage operable to move the scratching member. Fu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287419 | Method of measuring interfacial adhesion properties of stents 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 of a medical stent, wherein the surface is substantially parallel to the major surface, and app... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287418 | Method of measuring interfacial adhesion properties of electronic structures 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 of an electronic structure, wherein the surface is substantially parallel to the major surface,... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288929 | Inductive clamp for applying signal to buried utilities An inductive clamp includes a pair of jaws configured to surround a conductor, and a pair of handles, each connected to a corresponding jaw. A pivotal connection is provided that allows the jaws to close around a conductor. The jaws are optionally biased to hold the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287420 | Method of measuring properties of interfacial adhesion of medical device coatings 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 of a medical device, wherein the surface is substantially parallel to the major surface, and ap... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281431 | Velocity feedback compensation for force control systems A force control system (50, 300) for actuation of a test object (54, 304) includes a force actuator (52, 356) that is coupled to and applies a force on the test object (54, 304). A velocity signal generator (124, 310) is in a feedb... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278299 | Method of processing vertical cross-section using atomic force microscope An indentation is formed by thrusting a probe of a scanning probe microscope for processing, which has a vertical surface or a vertical ridge and is harder than sample material, into sample for measuring the indentation. A high-fidelity AFM observation is performed ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275423 | Automatic speed calculation for scratch machine An improved surface testing apparatus, such as a scratch test apparatus, allows accurate determination of the test speed, for example using one or more magnetic sensors. An example scratch test apparatus comprises an arm assembly, and an attached blade moving over t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270008 | Inertial testing method and apparatus for wafer-scale micromachined devices A method and apparatus for simultaneous fracture and fatigue testing of a semiconductor wafer which includes installing an array of cantilever beams on the wafer, wherein each of the cantilever beams includes a proof mass; mounting the wafer on a base; actuating the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267987 | Process and assembly for simultaneously evaluating a plurality of catalysts A process and an assembly for simultaneously evaluating a plurality of catalysts is provided wherein the flow rate of a reactive fluid to each of a plurality of reactors is automatically adjusted based on the measured amount of catalyst sample in each reactor to con... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269384 | Transfer-fixing unit with a surface layer of predefined hardness for use in an image forming apparatus A transfer-fixing unit for use in an image forming apparatus having an intermediate transfer member and a transfer-fixing unit, which includes a pressure member and a transfer-fixing member. The intermediate transfer member receives a toner image thereon. The transf... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243526 | Device and method for measuring the impact properties of a sport field surface The tuft impact tester mounts a test probe in a suspended manner from a tripod arrangement via a gimbals mechanism so that the test probe is able to move along a vertical axis. The test probe is dropped from a predetermined height, the velocity of the test probe is ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232415 | System and method for noninvasively evaluating a limb suspected of compartment syndrome A system and method are disclosed for noninvasively diagnosing limb compartment syndrome by measuring a quantitative modulus of hardness. In the preferred embodiment, a nonmovable pressure probe mounted in the center of a movable spring loaded platform is applied ag... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216519 | Strain monitoring for part quality analysis A device for determining the quality of a part includes a sensor for detecting a strain on a selected portion of a part forming machine. A controller utilizes the detected amount of strain to make a determination regarding the quality of a corresponding part. In one... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194896 | Surface hardness distribution measuring method and apparatus It is possible to blast air on a surface portion of a measured object from a hole of pressing means, project illumination light in a concentric pattern with an optical element and shoot the measured object with a CCD so as to visually grasp hardness distribution on ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188510 | Apparatus and method for testing mechanical endurance of a surface of an optical disc An apparatus and method for testing mechanical endurance of a surface of an optical disc are disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotating plate, on which an optical disc to be scratched is loaded, for rotating the loaded optical disc, and a plurality of abrasion whe... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182338 | Apparatus for discriminating sheet material The present invention provides an apparatus for discriminating the kind of a sheet material, comprising: a substrate having a recessed portion; a press member situated so that a sheet material can be deflected using the recessed portion; a support member that is def... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181978 | Method, apparatus and system for forecasting strength of cementitious material A method of forecasting strength of a chemically active material while hardening is disclosed. The chemically active material is characterized by at least one physical parameter. The method comprises: (a) measuring the at least one physical parameter over a predeter... | 02/27/2007 |
