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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302860 | Panel bending and testing device A panel testing device includes a frame, a first roller assembly pivotally mounted to the frame including a first roller and a second roller spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the first roller. The panel testing device also includes a second roller asse... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7089802 | Method and apparatus for determining hydrogen embrittlement A method and apparatus for determining failure of a test component. The apparatus, according to a selected method, is able to determine the embrittlement potential of a selected procedure for a selected material. The apparatus is able to determine the embrittlement ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066033 | Measuring sensor The invention relates to a measuring sensor (1) for measuring positive and negative elongations on cylindrical or profiled bodies (6). The measuring sensor (1) consists of more than two parts and is essentially annular and has at least one tensi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6988417 | Displacement and force sensor An apparatus for measuring the displacement of visco-elastoplastic media below a surface thereof comprises an upper plate mounted such that a displacement force exerted on the top surface thereof will move the upper plate a displacement distance downward toward a ba... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6931942 | Panel bending and testing device A panel testing device includes a frame, a first roller assembly pivotally mounted to the frame including a first roller and a second roller spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the first roller. The panel testing device also includes a second roller asse... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6764094 | Weight sensor assembly for determining seat occupant weight A system for measuring the weight of a seat occupant is used to control airbag deployment. The system includes a plurality of weight sensors that have a first end mounted to a seat riser and a second end mounted to a seat frame or track member. The weight sensors ha... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6606918 | Multi-axial strain testing apparatus A strain testing apparatus which places tensile forces on a sheet, a film, or the like samples in at least two axes and generally in a radial direction. The multi-axial strain testing apparatus comprises a clamping assembly having at least two clamping me... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6494482 | Weight sensor assembly for determining seat occupant weight A system for measuring the weight of a seat occupant is used to control airbag deployment. The system includes a plurality of weight sensors that have a first end mounted to a seat riser and a second end mounted to a seat frame or track member. The weight... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6100709 | Silicon wafer testing rig and a method for testing a silicon wafer wherein the silicon wafer is bent into a dome shape A wafer testing rig includes a stand, a first contact component, a second contact component and a biasing device. The first contact component is mounted to the stand. The second contact component is mounted to the stand for movement towards and away from ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6044713 | Strain measurement system and method A system for simultaneously measuring strains in a test member includes spatial-position members which are coupled to different portions of the test member and first and second displacement sensors which are spaced apart by a sensor space and coupled to t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5955680 | Device for measuring bending strength of sheet material A device for measuring the natural bending strength of a sheet material, and for measuring the bending strength of a creased or scored portion of the sheet material, and for dynamically analyzing such test results. The device has a rotatable clamp, a load... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5952580 | Apparatus and method for producing shafts having preselected lengths and flexural properties A golf club shaft blank is clamped at its butt end and deformed at its tip end to establish the longitudinal deformation characteristics of the shaft blank. The shaft is repositioned relative to the clamp and then reclamped at a new location which, when d... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5936165 | Methods for uniform heating and cooling of large objects A system for simultaneously measuring strains in a test member includes spatial-position members which are coupled to different portions of the test member and first and second displacement sensors which are spaced apart by a sensor space and coupled to t... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5905205 | Biaxial testing apparatus A new apparatus and method for applying a biaxial load to a flat plate test specimen is disclosed. A rhombus-shaped four-bar linkage is attached at one vertex to a fixed attachment point and a uniaxial tensile force is applied to the opposite vertex. The ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5712431 | Device and method for testing the shear response of a material in response to an applied force A portable device for measuring the shear properties of compacted asphalt mixes under applied dynamic loading conditions. The device includes first and second material retaining members which form a material receiving pocket for containing the compacted a... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5591921 | Device for measuring the bending of a cylinder Bending movement of a cylinder in a rotary printing press is measured by using a bending rod that is connected to the cylinder journal at one end and to a lateral register adjustment device at its other end. The bending rod is acted on by the bending forc... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5585570 | Rising step-load test apparatus A rising step-load test apparatus for subjecting the notched region of a fracture specimen to tension by applying four-point bending to the specimen, and having an adaptor that can fit into the test apparatus in four-point bending and convert the bending ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5515717 | Matching golf clubs through deflection technique A deflection technique utilizing an electronic force gauge to match the flexibility of a set of golf clubs consisting of a bracket at one end of a rectangular backboard which holds the butt end of the shaft to be measured, a movable bracket at the other e... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5505095 | Rising step-load test apparatus A rising step-load test apparatus for subjecting the notched region of a fracture specimen to tension by applying four-point bending to the specimen, and having an adaptor that can fit into the test apparatus in four-point bending and convert the bending ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5447072 | Torsional tester for circuit cards A torsional tester includes test stations for one or more circuit cards. In each test station, one end of the circuit card under test is held stationary while the opposite end is twisted in a card holder mounted to pivot about an axis, being alternately d... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5404751 | Method and apparatus for measuring the peel strength of an adhesively bonded paper joint This invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring the peel strength of a paper joint which is adhesively bonded. Such structures of this type, generally, allow the peel strength of the adhesively bonded joint to be accurately and repeatably ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5361640 | Materials testing apparatus for reduced sample bending A material testing apparatus is shown that uses one free swiveling alignment coupling and one alignment coupling which can be used in a free swiveling mode or a fixed alignment mode. These couplings and an alignment extensiometer are used to reduce sample... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5277069 | Device for testing test pieces bending in an ambient cryogenic environment A device for low temperature bend-testing of a test piece is disclosed. The device of the present invention comprises fixed and movable units. The fixed unit includes a base which includes at least one substantially vertical stanchion. A tank for holding ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 4928760 | Downhole coupon holder An economical, corrosion-resistant, wireline set and retrievable, downhole coupon holder is disclosed that has a non-metallic, elongated member having recessed slots and a mounting means for mounting the coupons within the recessed slots. Preferably, ther... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4866999 | Corrosion cracking test specimen and assembly A corrosion cracking test assembly comprising a pair of strips each having notches formed along one edge and assembled in a stressed condition.... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4046001 | Apparatus for measuring restoring force necessary for raising folded portions of hard paper boxes An apparatus for measuring a restoring force necessary for raising folded portions of a hard paper box is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base plate to which is attracted one folded portion of the hard paper box by means of vacuum, a hollow rotary wi... | 09/06/1977 |
