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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444889 | Load cell To provide a load cell, having a force transducer for recording tensile and compressive forces that are to be determined, which can be produced more economically and, in particular, can also be handled more easily during the adjustment of the sensor arrangement than... | 11/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7402763 | MIM force measuring device A force sensing device has a single-component metal housing. The housing has an upper rigid housing part and a lower rigid housing part that are interconnected by way of U-shaped spring elements and can be elastically displaced along a displacement axis in relation ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7357036 | Force measuring apparatus and strain measuring element A force measuring apparatus comprises has a force-transmitting component, that holds a strain measuring element with a carrier element and a displacement transducer. The carrier element has two fixing sections at a predefined distance from each other in a direction ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350424 | Acceleration sensor A low-cost breakable inertial threshold sensor using mainly micro-machining silicon technology constructed on a silicon-wafer or on some other brittle material according to the MEMS process. The sensor comprises a first body portion, a second body portion, and detec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7314249 | Automotive vehicle seat with a lengthwise adjustment device, a seat carrier and rear rockers The automotive vehicle seat has a lengthwise adjustment device, a seat carrier and two rear rockers that are disposed between the seat carrier and the lengthwise adjustment device and that are each connected at an upper hinge point to the seat carrier and at a lower... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7261006 | 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... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7242286 | Seat belt tension indicator The present invention provides an apparatus for determining a seat belt tension is within a proper range. The apparatus is designed to be easily adapted to existing vehicle safety belt systems. Three points of contact with the safety belt allow the apparatus to be u... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240711 | Apparatus and method for alignment of a bonding tool The invention provides an apparatus and method for aligning a bonding tool. A force sensor having a plurality of force sensing sections is configured to measure a force generated by the bonding tool on the force sensor. Each sensing section is adapted to individuall... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210358 | Force sensor assembly A force sensor assembly includes a force sensor, a first support member, a threaded portion, an opening made in the first support member, a nut, a restricting member and a spacer. The nut is screwed onto the threaded portion which is inserted through the opening. Th... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197940 | Moisture protection for an electromechanical transducer A multilayered coating is disclosed as a protective coating against moisture penetration for strain gauges that are or can be installed on a deformable body of a force-measuring cell. A strain gauge has a strain-sensitive electrical resistor track and connector elec... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7162919 | 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... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7114398 | Force sensing system The present invention seeks to provide a novel load cell which measures the force applied to, for example, an oarlock, without alteration to the boat and with minimal requirements for installation, use and maintenance. The force sensing system comprises (i) a force ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104340 | Towed implement draft force sensor A draft force sensor is provided for a coupling member coupled between a towing vehicle and a towed earth engaging implement, such as a scraper. The draft force sensor includes first and second bores extending through the coupling member. Each bore has a horizontal ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100944 | Method of attaching a seat belt to a seat belt tension sensor A webbing of a seat belt engages an opening of a seat belt tension sensor. In one embodiment, the webbing is bunched or folded so as to prevent rubbing against the sides of the opening in the housing and anchor plate, or an outer surface of the seat belt tension sen... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100458 | Flexure system for strain-based instruments A device for measuring forces on a sensor body, comprising a beam. An array comprising at least one recess is formed in the beam. The array has a length-to-height ration of less than 1.0. At least one strain transducer is mounted in at least one recess, wherein when... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094061 | Printed circuit board with integral strain gage An integral strain measurement layer for use in an assembly printed circuit board to provide for strain measurement on the printed circuit board. The strain measurement layer includes an insulating layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a strain sensitive ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093506 | Force measurement cell A force measurement cell having a block-like mechanism unit includes a Roberval mechanism and a lever mechanism formed by cutting out a single piece of parent material. The Roberval mechanism has a fixed part and a movable part on which a measured force acts. A gapp... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069795 | Sensor using electro active curved helix and double helix Various sensors use an electro-active device (11) electrically connected to a detector circuit. The electro-active device (11) comprises an electro-active structure in the form of a continuous electro-active member (12) curving in a helix around... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055398 | Apparatus and method of belt dynamic tension measurement A method and apparatus for measuring an operating front end accessory belt tension using a hubload transducer and a torque transducer. The hubload transducer comprises concentric rings with a strainable member disposed in a coplanar fashion between an inner and oute... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055365 | Load sensor and seat weight measuring apparatus with a plurality of strain gauges A load sensor hardly causing error in weight measurement even when the environmental temperature of the load sensor varies, and a seat weight measuring apparatus using the load sensor. The sensor includes a plurality of strain gauges form a bridge circuit. The strai... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040178 | Load cell protection apparatus and load detection apparatus incorporating same A protection apparatus for a load cell having a constrained end portion and a movable end portion and a load detection apparatus incorporating the same are provided. The protection apparatus includes a housing having a longitudinal axis with a first end and a second... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036387 | Integrated strain gages for board strain characterization A printed circuit board (PCB) having an integrated strain gage. In one embodiment, a PCB includes a component footprint suitable for mounting an electronic component. A strain gage is integrated into the PCB in a location under the component footprint. The strain ga... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021159 | Transducer A transducer for detecting a shaft dynamic behavior. The transducer comprises an arcuate sensor member supported between an inner member and an outer member. At least one strain gage is attached to a surface of the arcuate sensor member to detect a surface strain ca... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021162 | Belt force measuring device A belt force measuring device has a measuring spring, the expansion of which is a measure of the belt force. It further has a detector which is arranged on the measuring spring rigidly to a first bearing of the measuring spring. Furthermore, a sensor element is prov... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017699 | Device for detecting the weight loaded onto a vehicle seat with a sensor and spring body A device for detecting the weight loaded on a vehicle seat with a sensor (22) and a spring body (24) that connects the vehicle seat to an underbody (18) of a corresponding motor vehicle and is connected, in one fastening area (e.g., 28), ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000489 | Seat-load measuring apparatus A seat-load measuring apparatus includes: a base having an open top and configured to be fixed to a seat bracket configured to support a load imposed on a vehicle seat; an arm supported by the base and configured to receive the load imposed on the vehicle seat; a lo... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6958453 | Weighing pan carrier with overload protection device A weighing pan carrier (47) for a balance with a weighing pan and with a weighing cell that includes a load-receiving portion (11) and a stationary portion (12) has an overload protection device against excessive vertically directed forces that ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6898989 | Load cell A load cell comprising a load carrying structural framework is arranged with at least one measuring zone (15, 16) arranged with a measuring means. A load F applied in the x-direction parallel to two outer beams (1, 4) of the framework is transferred to... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6886418 | Integrally formed flexure pivot for a force-measuring device, and force-transfer mechanism with the flexure pivot A flexure pivot in the form of a thin material connection formed as a result of adjacent material-free spaces is disclosed, as is a force-transfer mechanism for use in a force-measuring device, in particular a balance, containing at least one flexure pivot of the af... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6799479 | Wheel load measurement system A wheel load measurement system mountable upon a wheel rim. The system includes a sensor body with an inboard ring connectable to the wheel rim, an outboard ring axially-spaced from the inboard ring and connectable to a hub adapter and a plurality of beams extending... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6797892 | Force transducer for a motor vehicle seat that includes a housing surrounding an extension member of the force transducer A force transducer for sensing the weight introduced into the mounting of a motor vehicle seat is disclosed. The force transducer includes a force introduction element that is connected to the motor vehicle seat, a force transfer element that is connected to the mou... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6789435 | Hermetically sealed load cell A load cell includes a strain gage on a narrow sensing section of a beam element, on a planar outer surface facing outwardly from the median plane extending longitudinally through the cell. A cup-shaped seal cap enclosing the strain gage is laser welded onto the out... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6679127 | Double-ended load cell and method of mounting same A load cell has a beam where the beam receives a weight to be measured radial to the longitudinal axis. The force of the weight is received on a load section on the beam and the force is measured by at least one force-reacting section on the beam. The loa... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6647797 | Strain gauge strip and applications thereof A strain gauge strip (10a) of the type that can be mechanically applied to a support (1) subject to deformation, is made of Samarium sulphide and provides optimum performance in terms of precision and sensitivity, without being affected by temperature and... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6583367 | Parallelogram load sensing apparatus for a seat belt webbing An apparatus (210) includes seat belt webbing (12), a parallelogram linkage (220), a sensor lever (370), and a sensor (379). The seat belt webbing (12) helps to protect the occupant (14) of the vehicle (18). The parallelogram linkage (220) includes a firs... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6555767 | Composite load cell A low cost strain gage load cell made without compromising accuracy and stability by a composite structure using a sensing element formed of a load cell quality material, such as metal or a metal alloy, and adjoining non-sensing elements formed of a molde... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6484593 | Load sensor with flexing and strainable beam members The present invention relates to a load sensor comprises an annular gauge ring comprising an annular inner ring portion and an annular outer ring portion. The gauge ring has strainable beam members and flexing beam members. The beam members interconnect t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481275 | Method and apparatus for measuring the tension of a moving web The invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring the tension of a moving web. In the invention, a measuring beam (2)is curved so that a web moving over or under the measuring beam (2) forms an air cushion (3) of the air it transports between ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467361 | Strain gage sensor having an unstrained area A strain gage for measuring an applied force or weight. The strain gage includes a substrate having a tapered center section that is adapted to be stressed in response to the applied force. A strained resistor is mounted on the center section of the subst... | 10/22/2002 |
