Device for sensing loads

Patent 4793193 Issued on December 27, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 2, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Borgudd, Slim T.

Application

No. 06/937096 filed on 12/02/1986

US Classes:

73/862.043, Three dimensional (e.g., x, y, z axes)338/99, Surfaces pressed together (e.g., compressible type)73/862.68By measuring electrical properties

Examiners

Primary: Ruehl, Charles A.

International Classes

B60D 1/06 (20060101)
B60D 1/00 (20060101)
G01L 5/16 (20060101)
G01L 1/20 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1985-01-31 WO

Abstract

A device for sensing loads comprises rigid first and second members having opposed surfaces and a sensor subjected to compressive loading between the opposed surfaces. The sensor comprises an electrically conductive thin layer of material in conductive engagement with spaced apart conductors so as to provide an electrical path between the conductors through the conductive layer. The surface of the conductive layer is of undulating form whereby the conductive engagement will vary with variation in loading on the sensor.