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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186875 | Method for determining reheat cracking susceptibility System, computer software and method for determining a susceptibility to reheat cracking of a sample of material, which includes a welded area. The method includes measuring a length of the sample, applying a first stress to the sample to achieve a predetermined elo... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7563021 | Method device and recording medium where program is recorded, for deciding residual travel life and end of life of run-flat tire that continues traveling in run-flat condition There are provided a process and the like for judging a residual lifetime of a run-flat tire and an end stage of the residual lifetime thereof during continuous running at a run-flat state. The process for judging the residual lifetime of the tire of the invention i... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7287903 | Method and apparatus for rapid thermal testing An apparatus for rapid thermal testing of samples consisting of a single sample chamber in which the samples are preferably arranged circularly around the opening through which a fluid of varying temperature, preferably air, is introduced to provide for rapid, unifo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7219531 | Apparatus and method for testing an impact and/or vibration absorbent material A testing apparatus and method for determining the impact an/or vibration absorbent characteristics of an impact and/or vibration absorbent material. The apparatus includes a base having upwardly extending vertical guide rods. A sample plate is maintained in a posit... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7107857 | Apparatus for an anvil system that provides enhanced self-resistive specimen heating when used in a dynamic thermo-mechanical material testing system Apparatus for use in a conventional dynamic material testing system to advantageously provide uniform self-resistive specimen heating with enhanced temperature uniformity. Specifically, an anvil stack (300) in an anvil assembly (200) has a foil interfa... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083327 | Method and apparatus for detecting kissing unbond defects A active thermographic method for detecting subsurface defects in a specimen, particularly kissing unbond defects, includes heating a specimen, applying a force to the surface of the specimen to shift and separate the walls of the defect, and obtaining thermographic... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6978662 | Rheometer A rheometer has an upper measuring part and a lower measuring part, between which a measuring chamber is formed for receiving a sample of a substance to be examined, wherein the two measuring parts can be moved relative to each other and, in particular, can be rotat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6896405 | Method of measuring thermal resistance of resin and a measuring apparatus using the method A method of measuring a thermal resistance of laminated resin sandwiched by a first member and a second member according to the present invention includes measuring, as thermal resistance of resin, a sum of thermal resistance of an interface between the resin and th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6776520 | Method for determining a coefficient of thermal expansion and apparatus therefor A method for determining the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of a specimen. The specimen is placed in the tester and a tensile force is applied to the specimen. The specimen is equilibrated at a first temperature and then elongated. After reaching a desired elongat... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6599010 | Thermo-mechanical analyzer A slit for probe-changing is provided above an opening for changing a test piece on a side of a test piece tube for installing test pieces. Probes are then taken out and inserted via this slit. Probes can therefore be changed without taking out the test p... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6568846 | Pulsed laser heating simulation of thermal damage on coated surface An apparatus and method for evaluating thermal barrier coating material on a surface of a part or component that is subjected to transient heat/thermal cycles. A pulsed laser heating apparatus that preferably uses lenses and optical fiber focusing compone... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6235543 | Method of evaluating a semiconductor wafer In a method of evaluating a semiconductor wafer to provide an index as to whether slip generation is likely or not, the in-plane temperature distribution of the wafer is varied at a prescribed temperature and the condition of the temperature distribution ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6200022 | Method and apparatus for localized dynamic mechano-thermal analysis with scanning probe microscopy A system and method for performing localized mechanothermal analysis with scanning probe microscopy ("MASM") is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment an image of the surface or subsurface of a sample is created. A localized region of the sample is selected... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6164818 | Method and apparatus for measuring viscous heating of viscoelastic materials Method and apparatus for measuring viscous heating/heat build-up of viscoelastic materials, such as rubber and polymer compounds. Temperature changes in the viscoelastic material are measured during application of a shearing force to the viscoelastic mate... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6146013 | Differential thermal analysis system including dynamic mechanical analysis A method and apparatus for performing combined single differential thermal analysis and dynamic mechanical analysis of a sample relative to a reference, using either one reference measurement for a sequence of material measurements--whereby the reference ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5992222 | High pressure pump system and method of operation thereof A pump system for producing high and exactly controllable pressure levels includes a piston pump which has a piston (32) connecting to a spindle shaft (22), a spindle nut (44) on said spindle shaft, a cylinder block (34) having a bore (36) for receiving s... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5993058 | Thermomechanical characterization system using a fast induction heating device A system for thermomechanical characterization of material using an induction heating system capable of reaching a temperature of 3300° C. in not more than 20 seconds. This fast heating device comprises induction coils laid out at least partly around the... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5520042 | Apparatus and method for the simultaneous measurement of rheological and thermal characteristics of materials and measuring cell therefor Apparatus and method for the simultaneous measurement of rheological and thermal characteristics of a test specimen subjects the test specimen to stress for rheological measurements, while at the same time subjecting the same test specimen to controlled t... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5302023 | Localized convection environmental chamber A gas convection assembly is disclosed for maintaining a desired temperature gradient on a test portion of a test specimen. The assembly includes a housing having a chamber defined by bounding walls. The chamber is accessible through apertures in the hous... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5133210 | Thermal expansion driven indentation stress-strain system Disclosed is a method and apparatus of indentation testing of variable types of specimens which includes mounting an indenter member onto a thermally expandable member, mounting the specimen to be tested on a pedestal, loading the specimen with the indent... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4955236 | Method for observation of vibration mode Method for observation of vibration mode in which a substance inclusive of structures and materials to be observed in vibration mode is vibrated, heat generated by giving vibration is held at the vibrating parts, infrared emission energy emitted from the ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4926342 | High pressure rotor stress damage accumulating method A method for accumulating stress damage induced by temperature differentials in a rotor of a high pressure steam turbine utilizes a representation of stress damage corresponding to a period of continuous temperature change. A counter variable associated w... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4893944 | Non-destructive method of testing a weld obtained by pressure welding two metal parts The invention provides a non-destructive method of testing a weld made by pressure welding two metal parts (2, 3) at forging temperature. After heating to a temperature of about 1100° C. and applying a forging pressure (F1) to form the weld, the method c... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4878379 | Rheometer A rheometer having relatively movable shearing elements (4,5) for imposing shear forces on a sample of material placed between such elements, is provided with heating means comprising an induction heating coil (18) heated to permit induction heating of th... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4828400 | Stress analyzer with automatic overload response An object stress analyzing system includes a scanning head with a detector, a variable gain amplifier and a control unit which controls the scanning head and which acquires stress-related data from the amplifiers. The control unit responds to detector ove... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4711587 | Method of and apparatus for measuring the softening point of a vitreous specimen A method of and an apparatus for measuring the softening point of a vitreous specimen in which the viscosity variation as a temperature function is determined by applying torsion to the specimen and measuring the transmitted torque as a function of temper... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4674318 | Apparatus for the measurement of the resistance to shock An apparatus for the measurement of the resistance of a test-piece to shock comprising an anvil, a mass positioned for movement along said axis and into contact with said test-piece positioned at said opening, and a movable thermal medium having a male pa... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4618267 | Remote temperature-set-point controller An instrument for carrying out mechanical strain tests on metallic samples with the addition of an electrical system for varying the temperature with strain, the instrument including opposing arms and associated equipment for holding a sample and varying ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4561784 | Device and method for frictionally testing materials for ignitability Test apparatus for determining ignition characteristics of various metal in oxidizer environments simulating operating conditions for materials, the test apparatus has a chamber (6) through which the oxidizing agent flows, and means for mounting a station... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4505147 | Humidity monitor and method Methods and apparatus for determining water content of gases and vapors. The primary sensing device is a fluidic oscillator through which a sample of gas is passed. It is primarily useful in systems where the moisture content is large and there is a small... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4427304 | Method for cryogenic proof testing of rotating parts A method to test a rotating metal part at a cryogenic temperature as a comprehensive non-destructive inspection technique is disclosed. This method for proof testing a rotating metal part was arrived at for a material which has the characteristics of high... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4405243 | Cryogenic impact testing method and machine A cryogenic impact testing method of Charpy's and falling weight types which can test a test piece without substantially exposing the test piece with the atmospheric air under the same test piece cooling space, temperature controlling space and impact tes... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4382699 | Laboratory method for testing the effectiveness of release agents for preventing coal from freezing to the sides of coal cars A method of testing additives for the ability to prevent coal particles from freezing and adhering to the sides of coal cars and metal storage devices which comprises the steps of: (a) coating the treatment to be tested on the inside of a small interior d... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4377800 | Datum sensor for measuring elongations A data sensor comprises a carrier member consisting of metal and shaped as a hollow section (1) and subdivided into adhering sections (2 and 3) and a measuring section (5). The adhering sections carry annular discs (4) and the measuring section (5) has st... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4367961 | Thermal measuring apparatus for elastomers An apparatus for measuring the tear strength of an elastomer specimen having a housing which contains therein a specimen holder, a controllable heat source, a force applying assembly which includes a taut wire, means for measuring the amount of movement o... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4354764 | Specimen testing apparatus A specimen testing apparatus is disclosed, including a sensing device for engaging a specimen mounted on a support, an electrical measuring system associated with the sensing device for producing an electrical signal that is a function of a variation in a... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4346754 | Heating and cooling system A heating and cooling apparatus capable of cyclic heating and cooling of a test specimen undergoing fatigue testing. Cryogenic fluid is passed through a block 10 clamped to the specimen 11 to cool the block and the specimen. Heating cartridges 13 penetrat... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4275600 | Testing rubber Apparatus and method for testing unvulcanized rubber or rubber-like materials can work at high shear rates (e.g. 100 sec-1) as a result of applying and maintaining pressure on the test sample as it is being sheared by a rotor in a test chamber.... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4161114 | Method and apparatus for measuring adhesion of particulate materials Apparatus and a method are disclosed for measuring adhesion of particulate materials. A geometric object, such as a steel ball, is immersed in a sample of particulate material which is compacted to a predetermined density. The temperature of the sample is... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4019365 | Thermomechanical analyzer A thermomechanical analyzer is adapted to measure stress or strain in a sample material by the use of a flat, passive spring, having a known modulus of elasticity, in conjunction with an axially displaceable shaft which mechanically links the spring and t... | 04/26/1977 |
