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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7174257 | Method for measuring the effort in donning a glove The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning of a glove. The apparatus contains a glove mount for holding a glove to be tested in an open donnable position and a device for measuring the effort associated with donning the gl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6925874 | Apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning a glove The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring the relative difficulty in donning of a glove. The apparatus contains a glove mount for holding a glove to be tested in an open donnable position and a device for measuring the effort associated with donning the gl... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6813965 | HSK spindle tension testing kit A HSK spindle tension testing kit for measuring the force exerted by the drawbar assembly on the spindle on a CNC machine. The kit includes an upper frame member, a clevis, a pressure jack, a guide piece, a grip-housing, and a transfer rod. The guide piece is aligne... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6578433 | Method and device for measuring donning properties of hosiery There is provided a method for testing the forces experienced by a wearer when donning a tubular article. The method includes securing one end of a tubular hosiery article to be tested to a support, inserting a tension tester head within the tubular body ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6533507 | Spindle tool holder tension testing kit A spindle tension testing kit designed to allow mill operators to quickly and easily determine the gripping or holding force of the coupler and drawbar assembly on a spindle against the tool holder used with a milling or other machine using this method of... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6453751 | Device for measuring pulling-in force A device for measuring a pulling-in force of a clamping system provided on a handling device of a machine tool. The device includes a support part having a support surface configured to contact a support surface provided on the handling device, and a pull... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5495772 | Apparatus and method for measuring the cure state for elastomeric articles A method and apparatus for rapidly determining the cure state of an annular rubber or elastomeric article is provided. The article is placed so that an inner hole portion fits over separable parts of a test fixture, and tension is induced in a stepwise ma... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5235860 | Band stretch measuring system A predetermined force is applied to the waistband of a hosiery article to determine the waistband's maximum elongation, for the predetermined force and the band subsequently is relaxed to a preset dimension and the compression force exerted by the band is... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5181426 | Apparatus for simultaneous measurement of radial forces in a ring-like clamp Three relatively movable fingers fit in a clamp at a preselected test diameter and pivot in response to a load transferred by the clamp. Load cells responds to the movement of the levers and the forces transmitted are displayed. In a preferred embodiment,... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5094110 | Cross stretch measuring system In a system for measuring the cross stretch along selected areas of a tubular portion of a hosiery article to determine whether the degree of stretch falls within selected parameters, a pair of arms having designated arcuate portions over which a selected... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4887474 | Clamp tightness tool for stator cores A clamp tightness gauge determines the tightness of compressed sections having passages extending between the adjacent sections. The gauge has a frame to which a pair of spaced apart fingers are attached. The fingers have insertable opposed ends adapted t... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4703662 | Means for measuring a radial force An apparatus for measuring a radial force proportionally distributed over the circumference of a member having a circular cross section including a measuring means having a fixed part (2) and a movable part (3). The movable part (3) consists of a circular... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4122705 | O-ring inspection apparatus A pair of mandrels crossing at a right angle are moved into the center of an O-ring and then spread apart to stretch the O-ring around the mandrels to secure it and to form it into a twisted path. The mandrels are rotated to drive the O-ring through the t... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4099407 | Method for measuring the pre-stress in hoop-bound anuluses of rectangular cross-section and made of piezoelectric ceramic material A static stress and a sinusoidal dynamic stress are applied to the internal urface of the anulus. The electric voltage between the internal surface and the external surface of the anulus is measured for each value of the static stress. The static stress at... | 07/11/1978 |
| 3934464 | Pipe ring test machine A machine for testing the tensile properties of sections of pipe or tubing, incorporating a split post, with the post halves being displaceable relative to each other to apply a predetermined tensile stress to a ring segment cut from a length of pipe and ... | 01/27/1976 |
