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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886617 | Cloth for electric device Cloth in which fibers include conductive polymer fibers in order to provide a sensor and an actuator, which use cloth including excellent sensing function and actuation function. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7594444 | Test apparatus and method therewith A test apparatus for testing a separation force between a housing (92) and a subsidiary element (94) of a portable electronic device (100). The housing defines a plurality of through holes. The subsidiary element is attached to the housing, and ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7431325 | Steering adapter for motor vehicles The steering wheel adapter for a motor vehicle has, for connection to a steering wheel, a rotatable retaining plate (10) with at least three retaining elements (11, 12, 13) that are displaceable within a circular segment formed by the upper region of t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7194915 | Lever connector test fixture A universally adjustable tool for measuring the force required to throw the lever of a lever-type, two-part, electrical connector. The tool comprises a handle, a base bar to which the handle is slideably attached, and a pair of legs having adaptors to permit the too... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7152489 | Arresting device, and snap member removal force measuring apparatus A constraining device comprises a plurality of jaws 34 adapted to constrain the sides of an object of constraint, support shafts 35 rotatably supporting the respective jaws so as to allow the jaws to spread and become closed, first biasing means 36 | 12/26/2006 |
| 7015686 | Test mechanism for testing connection port of electronic apparatus The present invention is to provide a test mechanism for testing a connection port of an electronic apparatus comprising a support platform on which at least one slideway is disposed, two mobile grasping components mounted respectively on these slideways such that t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6981409 | Control surface controller force measurement system A control surface controller force measurement system for an aircraft is provided and includes a control surface interface for positioning the aerodynamic control surfaces on an aircraft. The control surface interface transfers mechanical force to an articulated cra... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6779400 | Method and apparatus for determining the unbalance of a rotating body An apparatus for determining the unbalance of a rotational body includes a central mounting plate with a mounting fixture on which the rotational body is received, an outer frame, and a plurality of supporting webs that connect the mounting plate to the frame. The w... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6768940 | Engine testing system using torque controller designed by μ-synthesis method An engine testing system has a torque control system which controls at least one of an axial torque and an engine load torque. The torque control system comprises a mechanical transfer function which receives an engine torque and a current and outputs an engine spee... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6684972 | Apparatus to ensure use of vehicle seat belt An apparatus to ensure use of seat belts in motor vehicles comprises a first transmitter transmits a signal when a seat is occupied. A second transmitter transmits a signal that such seat belt is unlatched or latched. A third transmitter receives such sig... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6615680 | Method of testing switch design to quantify feel A method of testing a switch looks at the second derivative of the resistance force to movement. The second derivative is most indicative of the feel the operator will experience when utilizing the switch. It is desirable to keep the second derivative to ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6490785 | Manufacturing apparatus of wire harness In a manufacturing apparatus of a wire harness in which pallet P, on which a plurality of connectors C are juxtaposed, is moved by a pallet feeding section 1 and a pressure-contact terminal of connector C is automatically positioned at a pressure-contact ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6324918 | Bidirectional force sensor The sensor of the invention comprises a flexible beam of a rectangular cross section with rigid solid end blocks at both ends for securing the sensor in a tester. The beam has two symmetrically-shaped through slots cut in mutually perpendicular directiors... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6240788 | Method and apparatus for measurement of breakaway and running forces of a plunger in a syringe barrel Method and apparatus for measuring the breakaway and running forces required to move the plunger from its initial position toward the distal end of the syringe or cartridge barrel.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5877433 | Bearing preload measuring method and apparatus In a duplex bearing 10 in which a preload is applied to balls 14a and 14b interposed between an outer race 11 and first and second inner races 12 and 13 by tightening a nut 16, a preload jig 19 fitted to the lower end of the second inner race 13 is turned... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5798467 | Pluck resistance measuring instrument for snap members An instrument for measuring the pluck resistance of snap-members has a presser for pressing the fabric of a garment to which a snap member is attached, securely around the member and a plurality of jaws for constraining the sides of the snap member. A ten... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5641918 | Test fixture for vehicle door locks A fixture for testing a door lock mechanism activated by the lock cylinder of a vehicle door. The fixture has a frame mounted on the door by suction cups. A ram arm has an actuating piece that is to be inserted into and removed from the key opening of the... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5535622 | Brake performance monitoring A brake performance monitor has a first sensor 12 for detecting movement of a brake device to apply the brake, and a second sensor 14 for detecting a predetermined force necessary to apply the brake in normal operating conditions. If the braking force det... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5257548 | Security test device In order to test whether a push-fit joint has been correctly assembled, a test device is assembled as part of the joint. The test device is constructed with an included rupturable region which will rupture at a predetermined pull-out force. After assembly... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5243857 | Fixture for testing electrical terminations A fixture for testing the withdrawal force of a male projection from a receptacle terminal of an electrical connector. The fixture includes a frame, with a weight supported on the frame. The weight has a male projection protruding upwardly therefrom. The ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5211061 | Bolt clamping force sensor and clamping force validation method A method to accurately determine and assure proper clamping force or bolt tension in fastening systems comprises statistically sampling washer or flanged bolt lots for clamping force versus deflection relationships, encoding the lots and subsequently inst... | 05/18/1993 |
| 4991448 | Function checking system for magnetic tape cassette A tape cassette has a reel provided with a flange the outer periphery of which is toothed so that top lands and bottom lands are alternately formed. A brake mechanism includes a brake lever which can be swung between an engaging position in which its enga... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4773276 | Normal force measuring gauge A normal force measuring assembly for measuring the normal force exerted by a female receptacle. The force measuring assembly uses a conventional force gauge in which a pair of anvils are used to effect the measurement itself. One of the anvils is fixed. ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4753115 | Pullout force measuring apparatus A device for measuring the amount of tensile force required to remove a roof fastener from a roof supporting structure. The device includes a base, a sliding parallel shaft assembly, a hydraulic cylinder, and a threaded screw. The lower end of the sliding... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4665755 | Device for monitoring the spring force exerted by spring actuated bar coupled cable clamps for chair lifts and cable cars A spring actuator having a multiplicity of plate springs whose force is to be monitored, is retained on a thrust cam where it is located between a thrust ring and a fixed collar. Between the collar and the spring stack are arranged two rotating and latera... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4607534 | Compression pin load tester Compression loading on pin 14 is determined by placing hydraulic jack 20 adjacent thereto. A voltage 40 is imposed between the base member 12 and the load member 10. Current flowing through the pin is detected 42. Hydraulic pressure in the jack is increas... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4557149 | Portable 90 degree proof loading device A hydraulically actuated device for applying a test load to a bearing or the like to prove the integrity of its mounting or staking within a bore in a housing such as a gear case or the like. To accommodate limited access situations the device is construc... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4539852 | Vial cap torque tester A device for testing the torque required to break the seal of a medicine vial is comprised of a torque gauge mounted on a base. The torque gauge has an armature which is adapted to hold the bottom of a medicine vial. A torque arm is attached to a cylindri... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4483203 | Multi-axis force transducer A multi-axis force transducer capable of producing discrete output signals for forces and moments in each of three orthogonal directions is taught. Briefly stated, a base having three U shaped slots nested within each other are disposed inside a base or b... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4459862 | Clamp and method enabling tightness check A clamp and method enabling the tightness established by a clamp connection to be checked after installation. The clamp consisting of a band member formed with diametrically opposite eyelets which are engageable with a spanner tool, which in turn is engag... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4455879 | Inspection method and apparatus for inspecting fastener sliders with automatic lock means An inspection method for fastener sliders with automatic lock means in which at the final step in the assembly operation of said slider, the pull tab of said slider is applied a downward biasing force thereto by a predetermined constant stroke of a dial g... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4369662 | Plug installation apparatus The plug installation apparatus comprises a mechanism for moving an internally captured expander member relative to the shell wherein it is captured thereby expanding the plug into contact with the internal surface of a tube within which the plug is dispo... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4280364 | Device for and method of measuring glazing rabbet loads Force applied to marginal edge portions of a panel by opposed walls of a groove of curtain wall system is measured by mounting a pair of spaced blocks in the groove. Moveable jaw members are mounted in space between the blocks and moved apart into engagem... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4211108 | Electrical connector test equipment A test station to determine the holding strength of an insulator body on an electrical connector contact retention clip located in a bore in the insulator. The insulator is fixed in position. Then a mandrel with a tool on one end engages the clip and a pn... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4028812 | Contact retention test tool A hand tool for verifying the proper installation of pins in the insulation body of a multi-pin connector, said tool including a tubular handle having received on the interior thereof a cylindrical casing. Formed around the periphery of the casing is an e... | 06/14/1977 |
