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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091406 | Gage for measuring mini-strip displacement for determining intensity A gage for measuring deflection of a “mini-strip” used to determine peening intensity in small cavities and crevices of a work piece includes a pair of platforms made of a magnetic material spaced apart in a non-magnetic fixture a distance substantially the same... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7735350 | Measuring intensity of shot peening in areas with difficult accessibility Determining shot peening intensity by affixing a Almen test strip to a shot peening surface, removing the peened strip from the shot peening surface, measuring an arc height of the shot peened strip, and determining peening intensity on the surface from the measured... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7278290 | Projectile impact energy and location measurement system A projectile impact energy and location measurement system is taught employing a target apparatus having an impact plate of a solid durable substance such as steel or titanium. Disposed over the plate is a layer of elastoluminescent material composed of zinc sulfide... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6640596 | Apparatus for detecting intensity of shot peening and replacement unit for the apparatus An improved apparatus for detecting the intensity of shot peening by detecting at least one of the number of shot that have collided with the apparatus and the intensity of the colliding shot, comprising a box-like case having an opening at its top; a fir... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6629464 | Laser shock peening quality assurance by acoustic analysis A method for quality control monitoring of laser shock peening a surface of a production workpiece during which laser beam pulses form a plurality of corresponding plasmas. An acoustic signal of each laser beam pulse during a period of time during a durat... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6539773 | Shock pressure gauge for laser peening apparatus An apparatus for measuring the strength of a pressure pulse created from a laser peening device. The apparatus is reusable, and includes a pressure-sensitive medium, a back-up disk, and a cap, all disposed within a housing having a removable lid. All comp... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6502449 | Test strip holder for supporting test strips measuring the intensity of shot peening in cavities A holder for mounting a test strip for measuring the intensity of shot peening in internal cavities includes a receptacle receiving any of multiple inserts configured to form a segment of an internal cavity of a component to be peened. The test strip defi... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6422082 | Laser shock peening quality assurance by ultrasonic analysis A method for quality control testing of a laser shock peening process of a production workpiece includes (a) ultrasonically scanning at least a portion of a laser shock peened surface on the workpiece wherein a region having deep compressive residual stre... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412331 | Shock pressure gauge for laser peening apparatus An apparatus for measuring the strength of a pressure pulse created from a laser peening device. The apparatus is reusable, and includes a pressure-sensitive medium, a back-up disk, and a cap, all disposed within a housing having a removable lid. All comp... | 07/02/2002 |
| 5948293 | Laser shock peening quality assurance by volumetric analysis of laser shock peened dimple A method for quality assurance of a laser shock peening process that quantitatively analyzes a single laser shock peened dimple or spot. The method measures a first interior surface of the first dimple to obtain height data and the processes the height da... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5877405 | Gage for measuring the intensity of shot-blast peening using non-magnetic test strips held in place by spring-loaded plungers An Almen type gage to measure the deflection of a test strip relative to a supporting surface to provide an indication of shot blasting intensity includes curved surfaces extending from the support surface for supporting the test strip. A holding block is... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5731509 | Almen strip An almen strip has a plurality of corrugations on one surface while the opposite surface is smooth and flat. This strip measures directly peening intensity on chamfers.... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5547114 | Apparatus for breaking in athletic gloves Apparatus for breaking in or conditioning athletic gloves, especially baseball gloves, includes a holder on which the glove can be mounted, this holder being in the semblance of a human hand, an air-operated cylinder unit includes an impact member carried... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5507172 | Apparatus to measure particle distribution of a shot stream A novel apparatus capable of measuring distribution of a shot stream is disclosed. More particularly, the apparatus comprises an elongated measurement window positioned within a partition plate. Said elongated measurement window being partitioned into sma... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5297418 | Gage for measuring the intensity of shot-blast peening An Almen type gage with an improved test strip support mechanism, which concentrates the holding force at the contact points. The support mechanism includes four paired contact balls and a permanent magnet engaged between the paired balls to magnetically ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5048316 | Pressure pot shot peening system having a holder A nozzle holder and sensor for a pressure pot peening system is disclosed. The holder includes a 90° bend which is provided so that substantially the entire momentum of the mass of shot and air ejected from the nozzle can be sensed by the sensor and mass... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4848123 | Shot peening mass flow and velocity sensing system and method Consistency in shot peening is obtained by a system which uses a force sensor to sense the reaction force from a shot peening gun in combination with a magnetic densitometer sensing coil disposed at the outlet of the nozzle of the shot peening gun. A sign... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4470292 | Shot peening intensity detector In shot peening apparatus, a device is provided for sensing shot peening intensity and the uniformity of shot flow. It is basically comprised of a detector plate mounted on a cantilevered arm; torque created at the arm mounting due to the impact of shot i... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4102176 | Method and apparatus for measuring intensity of peening of small surfaces The peening intensity test member is a factory assembled unit comprising a base structure having opposite faces and a test element secured to one of the faces of the base structure, the test element being removable from the base structure after peening fo... | 07/25/1978 |
