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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845237 | Measuring instrument for gyratory crusher and method of indicating the functioning of such a crusher A measuring instrument for indicating the load in a gyratory crusher includes a first measuring device for measuring at least one instantaneous load on the crusher, a second measuring device for measuring the gyrating position of the inner shell relative to the oute... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7562583 | Apparatus and method for measuring crush-resistance of granular materials Apparatus and method are provided for loading a cell for testing crush-resistance of a proppant or other granular material. The apparatus includes a rod valve and one or two screens selected to allow proppant to pluviate into the cell. Stress may be applied to the c... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7370538 | Method and apparatus for determining insulation thickness A method for determining the thickness of a layer of insulation comprises the steps of: contacting a top surface of a portion of the layer of insulation, compressing the portion of the layer of insulation until a predetermined compressive load is achieved, measuring... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365925 | Method of aligning optical elements A method of aligning an optomechanical assembly and an optomechanical assembly are described. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364103 | Method and device for the alignment and location of a sample such as tablets, pills or tablettes The invention relates to a device for the alignment and location of a sample (7), such as pills or tablets, for carrying out a further method step, such as a hardness test, with the aid of two opposing jaws (2, 3, 21), which may be moved relative to ea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347105 | Method for the analysis of a test specimen of reducible material that contains iron A method for the analysis of the properties of a test specimen comprises: arranging a test specimen between contact surfaces; continuously reducing the distance between the contact surfaces; measuring the diameter of the test specimen when the test specimen makes co... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347104 | Arrangement and method for the analysis of the strength of a specimen of reducible material that contains iron A method for the analysis of the strength of a test specimen of reducible material that contains iron during the use of an arrangement comprises: a) arranging a test specimen between adjacent contact surfaces of first and second devices of the arrangement; b) contin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343815 | Quality control device for solid, pharmaceutical products The invention relates to a device (17) for the quality control of solid pharmaceutical products such as tablets, comprising a testing means (9) having a sensor for checking one or more parameters of the products. The device (17) consists of a ho... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7275446 | Apparatus for measuring the crushing strength of micron superabrasives A method and apparatus are provided for measuring the crushing strength of an abrasive, comprising particles, used in a lapping process. Embodiments include a crushing strength tester having a cup for holding the abrasive; a first motor for rotating the cup in a fir... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7246528 | Toner evaluation method, toner cartridge, and image forming apparatus A toner evaluation method that enables accurate evaluation of fixation performance of toner such as low temperature fixability and offset resistance, and a toner cartridge and an image forming apparatus adopting the toner positively evaluated by the evaluation metho... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7204153 | Apparatus and a method for testing attachment features of components An apparatus (10) for testing attachment features (26,28,30,32) of components (12,14) comprises a first member (16) having a first end (18), a second end (20), a first edge (22) and a second edge (24). The firs... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204400 | Method for glass separation for flat panel displays A method and apparatus for separating glass panels that minimizes process failures and improves separation process consistency by utilizing a separation handle which applies the minimal pressure necessary to remove the edge portion from the glass panel. The glass pa... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204152 | Apparatus and method for fatigue testing A method of simulating life of a rotor blade mounting feature mounted in a complementary rotor disc mounting feature comprises the steps of providing two specimen mounting features (37) each having portions defining pressure faces matching in profile respecti... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201061 | Three dimensional, real time load frame alignment apparatus and method A system and method for assisting in real time alignment of an alignment specimen within a load frame. In one implementation an instrumented alignment specimen is used to provide information from which the deflection of the specimen at various points along the speci... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7089802 | Method and apparatus for determining hydrogen embrittlement A method and apparatus for determining failure of a test component. The apparatus, according to a selected method, is able to determine the embrittlement potential of a selected procedure for a selected material. The apparatus is able to determine the embrittlement ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7062983 | Simulation apparatus A simulation apparatus is provided comprising a fixed main body; a carriage associated with the main body for movement relative to the main body; a first device coupled to the fixed main body for engaging a workpiece; a second device coupled to the carriage for move... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059198 | Apparatus to determine ability of plastic material to be shaped by thermoforming process A device to evaluate the thermoformability of plastics using pressure, vacuum or both is provided. The device includes at least one set of adjustable radiant heater panels laid parallel to the plastic material, a non-contact temperature measuring device, a carriage ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6962086 | Rheometer A rheometer 1, an example of which is shown in FIG. 1, comprising an upper die 2 and a lower die 3. Extending on the vertical axis of this die arrangement is a pneumatic cylinder shaft 6, which is connected to the heater element | 11/08/2005 |
| 6834554 | Apparatus for direct shear stress testing of sample An apparatus for direct shear stress testing of a sample includes a base plate, a supporting member, a fixing member, and a sliding member. The supporting member includes a supporting plate. The fixing member includes a stationary shear plate having a first receivin... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6729188 | Crimp strength destructive test module A testing module for destructively testing the crush strength of objects. Radially arranged fingers are moved against the object by rotation of a cam ring engaged against cam followers on the fingers. A hydraulic cylinder is connected to the cam ring, to rotate the ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6460399 | Compression test method and apparatus for determining granule strength A method and apparatus for the accurate monitoring of a granule during compression testing is provided and enables the study of breakage mechanisms that cause particle failure during compression. The method involves compressing a granule or particle with ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6260419 | Method and device for conducting a hardness test on test specimens, especially tablets or pills The invention relates to a method and a device for conducting a hardness test on test specimens (7, 7', 7", 28, 28'), specially tablets. The direction in which the hardness test is conducted by pressing a pressure piston (3, 3', 3", 26, 26') and a thrust ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6253622 | Device for indicating when a set value of a clamping force of a tightenable clamp is reached An indicator device is provided for indicating that a set value of a clamping force of a tightenable clamp has been reached. The clamp has an approximately C-shaped clamp strip with first and second circumferential ends facing one another in a circumferen... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6142022 | Process and device for wear testing on a pressing clamp A test body is compressed a reference measure in the wear test on compression pincers. The test body is compressed preferably between two compression jaws. The test body is a bolt which is compressed to become flat, with at least one volumetric measure, p... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6065337 | Method and apparatus for measuring pediatric biomechanics A pediatric biomechanics model provides accurate information regarding the types and magnitudes of forces that children can apply to products such as toys. The model is used to obtain measurements of the actual forces that children can generate, which per... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5925828 | Low cost clearance gauge and method of using same A clearance gauge comprises a thin foil rolled into a tubular coil at one end and having a flat tab extending from the coil, the coil windings being secured by a layer of adhesive. The gauge is attached via the tab to one of a pair of relatively movable p... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5861559 | Double cantilever beam crack growth sensor A double cantilever beam (DCB) assembly is disclosed, comprising a fracture specimen having a notch which defines first and second spaced, substantially parallel, outwardly extending beams, terminating at a closed end where crack growth occurs and extendi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5827974 | System for measuring the crispiness of materials A device and a method for the determination of a Fractal number representative of the crispiness and crunchiness of various materials, especially edible materials. The material to be tested is crushed by the application of a given force by a piston moving... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5811686 | Test fixture for determination of energy absorbing capabilities of composite materials The present invention provides a fixture for supporting an elongated specimen for crush testing. The fixture comprises a base plate, four guiding rods, a sliding plate, four support rods and two collars. The guiding rods connect to the base plate and exte... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5717144 | Collapsible container test fixture Apparatus for testing the collapsibility of a plastic container, the container having a bottom, a peripheral side wall and an upper opening, the side wall formed with at least one peripheral fold line which, upon compression, facilitates telescoping of on... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5585569 | Apparatus and method for evaluating the stability of a disperse solid material against caking An apparatus and a method for evaluating the stability of a disperse solid material against caking. The apparatus includes a chamber for storing a sample of the disperse solid material, the chamber having a diverging cross sectional area along a line of a... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5555768 | Method and apparatus for testing a medicinal tablet An apparatus and method for testing certain physical attributes of a medicinal tablet is provided in which the apparatus automatically positions the tablet in a proper orientation for a hardness test. In the test apparatus, the tablet to be tested is intr... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5459767 | Method for testing the strength and structural integrity of nuclear fuel particles An accurate method for testing the strength of nuclear fuel particles. Each particle includes an upper and lower portion, and is placed within a testing apparatus having upper and lower compression members. The upper compression member includes a depressi... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5454260 | Non destructive adhesion testing Non destructive adhesion testing of coatings to substrates. A supersonic jet of water is impinged against the coating. The impingement intensity of the jet is set at a predetermined "failure intensity" determined by testing of a sample having a minimum ac... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5428556 | Apparatus for predicting tool life There is provided an apparatus for predicting a tool life which reports a tool life ratio to an operator or a control device, when a remarkable change of work load values is detected. In a predicted life setting section 122, there is set a percentage of a... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5421206 | Method and apparatus for mechanical strength testing of components In a method and apparatus for the mechanical strength testing of components with respect to a strength criterion an acoustic pulse in the form of an acoustic shockwave is introduced into a component to be tested such that the shockwave is reflected acoust... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5412997 | Nondestructive testing apparatus and method The present invention comprises a test system for non-destructively testing the attachment strength of a plurality of electric wires each connected to a corresponding input/output (I/O) port in an integrated circuit (IC) dice. The test system comprises a ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5379645 | Test cell for applying directionally variable three dimensional stress fields to a test specimen The present invention relates to a test cell 1 suitable for use in applying directionally variable three dimensional stress fields to cylindrical test specimens 6 normally obtained by conventional coring techniques used for sample recovery. The test cell ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5339693 | Apparatus and method for testing tubular products Apparatus and method for experimentally determining the compressive material strength of tubular products includes a housing having a cylindrical cavity therein, top and bottom end caps closing opposite ends of the cavity, tubular bladder means mounted in... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5209124 | Method and apparatus for determining the filling capacity of tobacco and the hardness of cigarettes A method and an apparatus for the determination of the filling capacity of tobacco and the hardness of cigarettes includes a container containing tobacco compressed by a test plunger driven in a pre-set manner by a motor, such that the force exerted on th... | 05/11/1993 |
