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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113061 | Materials testing Methods of and apparatus for testing a material are described. The testing involves providing a material across a region of a support member which is arranged to define an opening and moving a force applying device relative to the material to apply a force to the ma... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8087300 | Edible wafer products produced by extrusion The present invention relates to edible wafers, in particular to extruded wafers and to the use of these wafers in confectionery. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8061214 | Biaxial stress, sheer, permeability, and peel test method and machine to conduct the same The subject invention relates to an apparatus and process for testing various parameters and properties of high strength flexible, fabric laminates. In particular, the apparatus comprises a machine using individually controlled loads to test various material paramet... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7997146 | Device for determining the quality and solidness of the vascular wall A device for determining the quality and solidness of the vascular wall is provided for testing tissue samples and includes opposed first and second fixation plates. The fixation plates are connectable to an air pump or other source of vacuum for fixing the tissue s... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975556 | Sensor-enabled geosynthetic material and method of making and using the same The present invention is directed to a sensor-enabled geosynthetic material for use in geosynthetic structures, a method of making the sensor-enabled geosynthetic material, and a method of measuring geometric strains of a geosynthetic product made from the sensor-en... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7938015 | Material testing machine The present invention includes: a pair of columnar members 12a and 12b disposed on both sides of a specimen SP; a crosshead 15, constructed so as to bridge the pair of columnar members 12a and 12b, that ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7819018 | Testing apparatus of mechanical endurance An apparatus for testing mechanical endurance includes a bed for installing a workpiece, a clipping imitator capable of clipping a clipping ring of the workpiece, a hinging imitator capable of engaging with a hinge of the workpiece thereby making the workpiece tend ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7784355 | Material testing machine A material testing machine is provided, in which a motor is used as a driving source of a loading mechanism, and the material testing machine can always perform a material test accurately, without requiring skilled operators, trial and error, or a longer time when s... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784354 | Moveable working device with supporting extension arms The invention relates to a moveable working device, particularly an auto concrete pump, comprising an undercarriage (10) provided with two front and two rear supporting extension arms (22,24) which can be extended from a travel position into at least o... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7743668 | Method and apparatus of testing poles A method for testing poles (1) including the steps of applying a first load to a pole (1), measuring the movement of the pole (1), at least partially de-loading the pole (1) to a second load, measuring the movement of the pole (1),... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7685883 | Analytic sintering forms and method for using same A set of analytic forms provide empirical data used to determine the material properties of a part following its fabrication. Multiple of families of the forms are identically processed to provide a variety of data, including the reaction of the part material to com... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7610814 | Micromechanical device comprising a mobile beam The micromechanical device comprises a mobile beam attached via the two ends thereof to a rigid frame comprising two arms each having two ends. The ends of an arm are respectively secured to the two ends of the mobile beam. Each arm has a middle part arranged betwee... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7584669 | Method for recording microstructural changes in a component Method for recording microstructural changes in a layer system component. A specific material parameter of the component is measured. The layer system may include an alloy substrate and an alloy or porous ceramic layer. The material parameter may be measured a plura... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7581451 | Method and apparatus for flexure testing to discover inconsistencies in composite structures A method and apparatus for detecting and inspecting composite structures to discover inconsistencies by the force and displacement caused by extension of a stylus driven against the composite structure a fixed distance. The measurement of the force on the stylus and... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7552646 | Methods and apparatus for wrinkle resistance testing An apparatus for testing wrinkle resistance of a material, the apparatus including a base for receiving the material, the base coupled to a frame, at least one clamp for holding the material, the at least one clamp disposed upon the frame and movably fixed to an edg... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7533576 | Set for measuring the linear strain in materials The invention involves a set for measuring the linear strain of materials, comprising at least two measuring elements fitted with measuring blades with parallel axes of the measuring blades, attachable to the measured material, and a portable reading device with an ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7441465 | Measurement of properties of thin specimens based on experimentally acquired force-displacement data A method and system are provided for obtaining force-displacement responses for a specimen or sample of material. The sample is supported with a spanning portion spanning in an environment between at least three points not in a line, wherein the points are fixed rel... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7404331 | Sensor assembly, transformers and methods of manufacture A sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to measure an impedance value representative of a sensed parameter and a transformer coupled to the sensor. The transformer includes at least one ceramic substrate and at least one elect... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7380462 | Apparatus and method for measuring supporting force of large diameter ferroconcrete piles An apparatus measures a supporting force of ferroconcrete piles by means of a bi-directional front end oil pressure loading apparatus using a high pressure loading system capable of measuring a supporting force, a sinking amount and an axis load distribution on the ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380463 | Assembly for testing panels under shear-compression loads Assembly for testing a panel (11) made of composite material under different combinations of shear-compression loads using an universal tension load machine (16), comprising metallic sheets (12) configured to form, together with the panel (11... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360437 | Devices for evaluating material properties, and related processes A device for measuring at least one property of a material sample is disclosed. The device includes at least one sensor element which is formed by a direct-write technique. The device can be an instrument for measuring strain in the sample, or for measuring other pr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363173 | Techniques for analyzing non-uniform curvatures and stresses in thin-film structures on substrates with non-local effects Techniques and devices are described to use spatially-varying curvature information of a layered structure to determine stresses at each location with non-local contributions from other locations of the structure. For example, a local contribution to stresses at a s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357038 | Joint simulator testing machine A testing apparatus for a joint includes a support structure for engaging a first part a joint, an adapter for engaging a second part of the joint, a load assembly coupled with the adapter for applying a load onto the adapter and a drive assembly coupled with the ad... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7313971 | Material Testing Machine A material testing machine includes a load mechanism for applying a load to a test piece, and a plurality of detectors for detecting physical values associated with the applied load. An A/D converter receives the output measurement data of each of the detected physi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7281434 | Service life sensor device A device for monitoring the service life of a machine-technical installation includes a sensor module and at least a measuring sensor for detecting stresses and expansions from a structural component of the machine-technical installation, a microcontroller, an anten... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278324 | Carbon nanotube-based sensor and method for detection of crack growth in a structure A sensor has a plurality of carbon nanotube (CNT)-based conductors operatively positioned on a substrate. The conductors are arranged side-by-side, such as in a substantially parallel relationship to one another. At least one pair of spaced-apart electrodes is coupl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258022 | Micro-tensile testing system A micro-tensile testing system providing a stand-alone test platform for testing and reporting physical or engineering properties of test samples of materials having thicknesses of approximately between 0.002 inch and 0.030 inch, including, for example, LiGA enginee... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251550 | Aircraft accessory monitor Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring an aircraft accessory. The apparatus comprises a processor associated with said aircraft accessory, a transducer coupled to said processor and operable to produce parametric data relating to said aircraft accessory a... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219555 | Method and apparatus for testing a joint replacement device An apparatus and method for testing components of a joint replacement device in desired articulation relative to one another under a load, include: a first unit or step operable to impart undulating orientations of a first member of the joint replacement device; and... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219556 | Yarn snarling testing apparatus and method A process for measuring snarling properties of a yarn is provided. Firstly a first and a second point of the yarn are held in close proximity, and a portion of the yarn between the two points is of a predetermined length. A predetermined tension force is temporarily... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204159 | Fastening member removing force measuring device and holding device The fastening member removing force measuring device according to the present invention includes a holding unit (300) for holding and pressing a fabric (953) around a snap member (921), a restricting unit for restricting the snap member (921 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201064 | Panel bending machine A panel testing device, and a method of its use, for flexing and measuring mechanical properties of a panel are provided comprising a panel bending assembly operable to engage a panel and impart a bending force on the engaged panel, and a linear actuator having an o... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185545 | Instrumentation and method for monitoring change in electric potential to detect crack growth Instrumentation for monitoring crack growth using a change in electric potential across a starter crack as the crack propagates is disclosed. The instrumentation includes a specimen of a material to be analyzed for crack growth propagation having a surface with a st... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174796 | Tool evaluation system and method A tool is evaluated in response to a member of the tool being moved from a first position to a second position. In this evaluation, a first force is applied to the member. The first force is operable to move the member from the first position to the second position.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168327 | Method of prediction of in-vivo polymer performance by external experimentation A method is disclosed of using external polymeric analytical techniques to predict in-vivo polymeric performance, more particularly, viscoelastic property characterization for performance modeling of biomedical devices that incorporate a polymeric component and are ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166085 | Apparatus for in vitro testing of tampon-and-applicator systems A method and an apparatus for in vitro testing of catamenial tampon-and-applicator systems are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an in vitro receptacle for accepting tampons deployed during the testing procedure. The in vitro receptacle comprises a sleeve with a ta... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7155987 | Method and apparatus for testing the structural integrity of offshore lifting containers An apparatus and method for load testing lifting containers and their related cable slings using a hydraulic jacking arrangement located within the container itself for equalized stress loading of the container and its cable slings and lifting eyes or points under v... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137306 | Apparatus for providing enhanced self-resistive specimen heating in dynamic material testing systems and accompanying method for use therein Apparatus and an accompanying method for use in a conventional dynamic material testing system to advantageously provide enhanced self-resistive specimen heating. Specifically, a fixture (400) is added to the system. The fixture has two supporting arms (20... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7047819 | Testing of samples Test apparatus comprising means for holding a sample to be tested, means for altering the strain in the sample, an optical arrangement for monitoring the sample to be tested, and processing means for processing the signals resulting from the monitoring of the sample... | 05/23/2006 |
