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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950291 | Instrument housing An instrument housing comprising a first portion having a wedge form, a third portion having a wedge form, a second portion between the first portion and the third portion, a first hinge portion between the first portion and the second portion, the first hinge porti... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7703334 | Bandage type sensor arrangement and carrier assembly therefore, and method of manufacture A bandage type sensor arrangement wherein the sensor includes two parts movable with respect to each other, a carrier assembly is connected to the sensor parts for maintaining the sensor parts in place prior to use, and that is readily detachable for releasing the s... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7415891 | Sensor mounting structure with snapping feature Disclosed herein is a sensing device mounting mechanism allowing for a sensing device to be mounted in relation to a supporting structure. The sensing device mounting mechanism comprises a housing portion having a snapping mechanism. The snapping mechanism allows th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412900 | Sensor mounting structure with adjustable swivel ball and panel mounting mechanism A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, and related method of installing a sensing device, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the mounting device includes a first housing portion having a first appendage, an... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7340962 | Method and device for holding subject and measuring instrument equipped with the device A subject having a test surface is held by a holder so that an axis line of the test surface intersects the direction of gravity and applied with a load, from above and beneath, that is optimized for accurate measurement of surface profile of the test surface. For o... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7256115 | Asymmetric plating A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming a tapered contact structure over a contact pad. The tapered contact structure may be used to securely anchor an overlying solder bump or solder ball. Additionally, the tapered contact structure allows the use of eithe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7180312 | Probe card and method for manufacturing probe card A probe card that is manufactured inexpensively. The probe card includes a base plate, a flexible substrate, and a contact probe. The contact probe is a flexible substrate formed from polyimide resin. The contact probe has a plurality of parallel wires. Each wire ha... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7146863 | Torsion angle measuring method and device for magnetic-disk suspension In a torsion angle measuring method and device for a magnetic-disk suspension, a datum surface of the suspension is fixed to a fixture under pressure, the fixture being provided with a smooth criterion surface having known torsion angles set for the suspension datum... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7036386 | Multipurpose utility mounting assembly for handheld field maintenance tool A multipurpose utility mounting assembly for a handheld field maintenance tool is disclosed. The assembly includes a number of features that allow effective use of the handheld field maintenance tool for a wide variety of mounting techniques that may be encountered ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030636 | Low pin testing system A low pin testing system for efficiently detecting unlocked terminals within an electrical connector. The low pin testing system includes a housing with a receiver opening for removably receiving an electrical connector to be tested, a plurality of probe passages wi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011159 | Compact mid-grip fastener A fastener for coupling blowout preventers in a stack including an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end, and a head disposed proximate the first end of the elongated shaft and adapted to be retained in a recess in a first blowout preventer. The second... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6948386 | Shock resistant strain gage—seat mounted An over-travel protection device is provided for placing in a load path between a load cell and an object being weighed. The device has a first member positioned to be in the load path and a second member also positioned to be in the load path. The second member is ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6810752 | Block test stand A block test stand includes a body having a base and two rods each having a first end secured on the base and a second end having a barrel laterally secured on the two rods. A bearing member is partially slidably received in the barrel. The bearing member includes a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6644101 | Rheometer for rapidly measuring small quantity samples The present invention relates to a miniature rheometer, a parallel rheometer, and improved force sensor elements which may advantageously be used in combination with the miniature rheometer and the parallel rheometer. The miniature rheometer is adapted to... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6318185 | Compression stress sensor The invention is concerned with a compression stress sensor having a proof body (1) and strain gauges (7) connected together to form a Wheatstone bridge. The proof body (1) is made as a single piece from a monolithic rod which is cylindrical or prismatic ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6305230 | Connector and probing system A connection device and test system is capable of stable, low load damage-free probing of devices under test, which have many pins with a narrow pitch. Furthermore in order to achieve high speed exchange of electrical signals or so-called high frequency e... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6178829 | Redundant linkage and sensor assembly A redundant linkage and sensor assembly which includes a sensor that enables indication of the magnitude and direction of forces applied to the linkage, while maintaining full mechanical strength and function of the linkage. The linkage includes an inner ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6135665 | Clamp for railroad coupler head A clamp for securing apparatus such as end-of-train equipment to a railroad coupler head includes a first finger member that is mounted to pivot about a pivot pin in scissors-like manner between a fixed second and third finger member affixed to a housing,... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6112600 | Measuring platform for weight and brake system monitoring The measuring platform according to the invention, for recessing into road surfaces, consists of a base plate and cover plate supported in cross section on two supporting points fitted with piezoelectric shear crystals, enabling the shear force of an over... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5952582 | Test apparatus with control constant computing device A test apparatus is formed of an error area computing device, an upper limit value computing portion and a delay time computing portion. The error area computing device computes an error area corresponding to a difference between waves of a request signal... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5817947 | Measuring device for measuring one or more properties, such as thickness and tension profile, of a thin object A measuring device is provided for measuring one or more properties, such as thickness and tension profiles of a thin object, especially a fabric. The measuring device includes an upper mobile member adapted to be placed on the top side of the thin object... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5777235 | Strain gage measuring arrangement, use of same, and modulation amplifier for such measuring arrangements In a measuring arrangement comprising a strain gage section (10) constructed of at least one SG (strain gage) (15), and integrated in a measurement pickup (1), an additional circuit (20) amplifies modulated output signals of the SG section (10), and is al... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5719339 | Magnetostrictive, mass isolated, non-resonant, high frequency/low frequency mechanical test system A mechanical test system is provided comprising a primary actuator arranged so as to create mechanical movement of a first specimen holder along an axis of actuation and an oppositely oriented secondary actuator arranged so as to create mechanical movemen... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5684254 | Load measuring device for a vehicle A vehicle load measuring device includes a sensing element for detecting a strain to measure the load of a vehicle, in which the sensing element is formed in a pin shape, and a device for supporting a suspension of the vehicle, in which a hole is formed i... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5649569 | Warp tension measuring apparatus A warp tension measuring apparatus for weaving machines or looms has a force sensor or pick-up (3) and a member (2) which is in active communication with the force sensor (3) to transfer a force acting on the members (2) onto the force sensor. The force s... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5535631 | Strain gage array with mounting mechanism A strain gage apparatus that includes a unique mounting mechanism which enables the apparatus to be directly mounted on a load-bearing structure without having to modify the structure thereby making the apparatus particularly useful for measuring the weig... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5490427 | Six axis force sensor employing multiple shear strain gages A force sensor is disclosed in which strain is measured exclusively by shear strain gages mounted on L or T-shaped legs. Each such leg has at least two arms which are orthogonal to one another. That is, the arms of the L or T each have a lengthwise or lon... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5423224 | Strain measuring apparatus A clamp-on structural strain-gage sensor that is mounted to dynamic load-bearing structures, such as sucker-rod type oil well pumps, to produce an electrical output proportional to the deflection of such structures. The apparatus uniquely includes an acti... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5028807 | Load cell with base plate A load cell includes a load sensing section which is formed by a rigid load introduction section, a rigid load support section and a strain sensing section, and a base plate having a neck and two parallel plate-shaped rigid sections. One part of the plate... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4928531 | Fastening device for the attaching of an electric transmitter By the fastening device, two electric transmitters are to be arranged on a supporting structural part from which two extensions (11) protrude spaced from each other. For this purpose, one bored attachment end (15, 16) each of the two transmitters are arra... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4924132 | Temperature sensitive quartz oscillator crystal with temperature coefficient controlled in manufacture The principal surfaces of an oscillator quartz crystal body for a temperature sensor oscillator are plane, parallel and of substantially the same size and are oriented with respect to the usual x-y-z coordinate system of electric, mechanical and optic axe... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4791816 | Device for determining when a threaded tube joint with screw limiting stop is properly made up A device for determining when a threaded joint for steel tubes having a male element (1) with external threads (3) with a screw limiting stop (5), and a female element (2) with corresponding internal threads (4) and a corresponding screw limiting stop (6)... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4782706 | Holding device for mounting an electric transducer A holding device for mounting a shear strain gauge 14 in an airplane axle 1 in which the shear strain gauge 14 consists of a coil part 18 with two magnet coils 19 spaced apart from each other and of a disk part 20. The disk part 20 has a disk 21 which, in... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4718282 | Device for mounting relative displacement sensors on lugs on an axle or a wheel lever in an aircraft landing gear The device comprises central anchor means firmly anchored to a lug (3), e.g. the smooth middle portion of a rod (10) capable of being thermally fitted in a smooth round hole (7) through the lug (3) together with first and second independent fixing means (... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4677857 | Fastener arrangement for deformation sensor A fastener arrangement for clamping a sensor element to a member whose deformation is to be monitored so as to elimiate signal distortions due to the clamping process and to settling phenomena. The sensor element is formed at its contact point with the me... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4557150 | Load cell The load-sensitive element of a load cell is provided with reduced-thickness portions for endowing the cell with flexibility, and a strain gauge is bonded to each reduced-thickness portion. A deposited aluminum tape or a deposited aluminum film, comprisin... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4553872 | Load cell clamping apparatus Structure for mounting a load cell enclosure on a bending beam is disclosed, wherein the load cell enclosure has a pair of mounting flanges extending from the enclosure and the flanges each have opposed mounting and exposed surfaces. A swivel footed clamp... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4549439 | Moistureproof load cell for food processing applications and method for making the same A vapor and moistureproof electrical component such as an electrical load cell is formed by mixing a light oil such as mineral oil with liquid silicone gel and then curing the mixture in place to encapsulate an electrical component.... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4530078 | Microbending fiber optic acoustic sensor A microbending fiber optic acoustic sensor. A point hydrophone according to a first preferred embodiment of the present Invention includes two opposed pistons which are subjected to an acoustic pressure wave. In response to the pressure wave, the opposed ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4522066 | Temperature-compensated extensometer An extensometer having two spaced-apart mounting bases adapted to be mounted on a load-bearing structure with its axis of sensitivity intersecting the axis along which load-induced strains are generated at 45°. The extensometer includes a pair of paralle... | 06/11/1985 |
