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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328131 | Implantable pedometer An implantable pedometer for measuring the amount of joint use is disclosed. The implantable pedometer includes a sensor adapted for detecting indicators of joint usage. A counter is configured for storing count data corresponding to the number of indicators detecte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7261000 | Methods of assessing characteristics of fibrous substrates and treating fibrous substrates A method of assessing damage of a fibrous substrate comprises the steps of: (a) providing said fibrous substrate having a length, a root end, and a tip end; (b) providing a means for assessing substrate moisture content; (c) using said means for assessing substrate ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 6021676 | Instrument for measurement of basementrock's deformation A devised strain meter detects displacement on the lateral side of the receptacle after magnification of the displacement by a lever in the receptacle. A cavity exists near the middle of the receptacle with a lever and a detector along the lateral side of... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5616847 | Sensor for expansion measurement A sensor which can be held around a cylindrical body has elastic parts which have expansion-sensitive elements on the inner surfaces. The elastic parts are pressed against the cylinder surface under high pressure by bracing the two sensor halves, such tha... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5520055 | Apparatus for monitoring the fatigue strength of structures An apparatus for monitoring the fatigue strength of a structure comprises a longitudinal rib which is attached or integrated to the surface of the structure. The rib has a plurality of transverse notches of differing depths, each of the notches having a r... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5461925 | Assessment of damage in keratin fibers Keratin fiber condition is evaluated by testing dry hair to determine analysis factors. For each factor, two values of elongation are determined by measuring the force required to obtain a first value and a second value of elongation of the fiber. The per... | 10/31/1995 |
| 4763275 | Force accumulating device for sporting protective gear A sensor capable of being adapted to sporting protective gear for sensing forces or vibrations encountered by the protective gear. The device senses the forces and delivers a signal proportional to the sensed force into a circuit for determining the accum... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4750372 | Fatigue indicator A device for detecting the forces acting onto a ski binding or a shoe held in such a binding comprising at least one feeler emitting electrical signals in dependency from the occurring forces and an evaluating circuit processing the signals. In order to b... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4628296 | Load cell A load cell has four strain gauge resistors formed through an insulation layer on the beam body having a strain generating section, a conductive pattern for forming a bridge circuit by coupling the strain gauge resistors compensation resistance sections f... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4383449 | Stress monitoring system The stress monitoring system includes a transducer assembly coupled to the member to be monitored for providing an electrical analog signal having an amplitude proportional to the stress forces imposed on the member and a polarity corresponding to whether... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4112747 | Real-time recording of fatigue damage In the case of those rotating components of rotary machines which are cyclically stressed as their rotational speeds are cyclically varied such as aero gas turbine engine components, the cumulative total number of stress cycles which each component receiv... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4074569 | Apparatus for determining material processing characteristics An apparatus for testing the processing behavior of a visco-elastic material. A first ram is adapted to apply to a test sample a predetermined pre-test deformation. A second ram is adapted to subsequently apply to the test sample an additional test deform... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4061022 | Hair testing apparatus A tensile tester for hair strands in which the strand of hair is stretched between two movable members. The first member is supported from a frame by a pair of parallel flat springs, and the second member is cycled back and forth by an electric motor alon... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4059991 | Modular constructed load sensing system A load monitoring system for indicating and controlling loads intermittently applied to force carrying members, such as pitmans, columns, tie rods, and toggle mechanisms of production presses. The system includes a monitor that has a main circuit board an... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4048848 | Load monitoring system A load monitoring system for force carrying members, such as pitmans of production presses, which is adapted to indicate directly in tons the loading incurred by the member during its successive operating strokes. The system further includes load limiting... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4010679 | Piezoelectric transducer sensor for use in a press A piezoelectric transducer is positioned on a member of a power press subject to stress under dynamic conditions. A ball joint bracket means fixes and maintains the transducer on the member parallel with the direction of force and with the faces of the pi... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4009463 | Acoustic emission monitoring system Methods and apparatus for identifying the source location of acoustic emissions generated within or on an acoustically conductive medium segregated into a plurality of quadrilateral monitoring zones. A plurality of acoustic receivers are communicably coup... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3982419 | Apparatus for and method of determining rotational and linear stiffness A meter for determining stiffness or torque gradient including, in one embodiment, a deflectable coupling connected between an output shaft and a power input shaft, sensing means for developing two separate series of signals representative of the displace... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3962911 | Method and apparatus for coupling signals from a rotating device with end shafts exposed The nip pressure of a rotating roll is measured and displayed through the utilization of techniques which include the transmission and reception of electromagnetic radiation. A pressure transducer is mounted on the inner surface of a roll shell and connec... | 06/15/1976 |
