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8161792 |
Method and apparatus for assessing the gentleness of brushes
A method and apparatus for assessing the abrasiveness of a brush is provided. The method includes providing a destructible article, providing a brush, such as for example a toothbrush, brushing the...
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8151623 |
Sensor for quantifying widening reduction wear on a surface
A wear sensor (30, 50, 60) installed on a surface area (24) of a component (20, 21) subject to wear from an opposing surface (74, 75). The sensor has a proximal portion (32A, 52A, 62A) and a distal...
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8147757 |
Filter with memory, communication and concentration sensor
The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled...
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8136384 |
Hardband wear testing system and method
A hardband wear testing system with a first rotatable member connected to a tool joint to rotate the tool joint in a first direction. A second rotatable member connectable to the casing sample to...
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8137983 |
Method of maintaining a protein concentration at a tangential flow filter
The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled...
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8122755 |
Method for evaluating high temperature wear life
A method is provided for evaluating relative wear life polymeric specimens intended for use at high temperature under high wear conditions.
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8100002 |
Adhesion measuring apparatus
A measuring apparatus is provided for measuring the coating adhesion of an edge or a corner of an object. The measuring apparatus includes a platform, a fixing assembly to fix the object, a...
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8084259 |
Method of insuring the integrity of a filtering element
The present invention describes a system for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to...
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8051699 |
Abrasive wear testing machine with cycle programmability and variable force application
An abrasive wear testing machine exhibiting a support surface upon which is dynamically supported a tray to which a wear piece is secured. A tool bit is supported by a vertically displaceable and...
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8047048 |
Test device for refractory material
A system for testing abrasion resistance of a test specimen made of refractory material, wherein the system includes an insulated furnace with a first chamber having a refractory lining, a second...
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7997118 |
Scrub testing devices and methods
The invention provides, in one embodiment, a device for performing scrub testing on a plurality of samples simultaneously, including a plurality of scrubbing devices. A stage is provided which...
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7877216 |
Method, system, and apparatus for friction pad wear and brake condition monitoring
A brake, system, and method are presented. The brake includes friction material, a backing pad, sensor-wear material embedded within the friction material, and an electronics assembly. The...
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7827846 |
Monitoring of wearing surface layer thickness
A method of wear level determination and an associated product. Multiple Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tags are distributed within a thickness of a wearing surface layer of a tire. The...
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7810372 |
Payout-glide-flakeoff apparatus for characterizing deodorant and antiperspirant sticks
An apparatus and system for characterizing and quantifying certain attributes of antiperspirants and deodorants is provided, such as payout, friction, and flakeoff. The apparatus is capable of...
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7805976 |
Method for checking surface condition after cleaning
Methods for inspecting gas turbine component parts for possible distress after hydrogen fluoride cleaning are disclosed. The methods selectively remove a small amount of material for IGA inspection...
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7757542 |
Method for testing abrasion resistance of a test specimen
A method for testing abrasion resistance of a test specimen made of refractory material, wherein the method includes using an insulated furnace with a first chamber having a refractory lining, a...
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7730761 |
Producing stress on surfaces
An apparatus for producing stress on a surface, comprising one or more service assembly and one or more cleaning assembly. The service assembly comprises one or more means for applying dirt to said...
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7677079 |
Method and device for sensing wear
A sensor for detecting erosion of a wear surface of a component, particularly a liner attached to the mill shell of a rotating grinding mill. The sensor comprises a conductive element embedded in...
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7568641 |
Method and apparatus for determining wear and tear in machines
A method and apparatus for determining wear and tear in machines includes a method that determines a voltage draw and/or a current draw of a first subsystem of the machine during its operation, and...
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7509833 |
Wear gauge and method of use
A wear gauge is provided for simulating the wear of a magnetic recording component at its interface with a magnetic storage medium comprising a wear gauge block having a wear surface that...
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7509834 |
Monitoring of wearing surface layer thickness
A method and associated product for wear level determination. Data is received from at least one Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag within a thickness of a wearing surface layer of each...
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7484400 |
Method of testing optical information medium
A testing method capable of quantifying abrasion resistance on the translucent base surface of a high-recording-density optical information medium simply and in a form of reflecting an actual...
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7483794 |
Method for predicting the wear of a tire and system for implementing it
A technique for predicting the wear of at least one tire whose tread has pattern elements and which is fitted to a terrestrial motor vehicle, and a system for implementing the technique that...
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7467537 |
Seam abrasion testing device and method of use
There is provided a testing device for testing the seam of a garment that includes a mechanical abrader frame holding elongate members and a control unit. The mechanically oscillating elongate...
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7454947 |
Method of determining diesel engine valve train wear using a carbon black particle mixture
A method is described to determine the valve train wear performance of a lubricating oil by adding to the lubricating oil from about 2% to about 9% by weight, based on the total weight of the...
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7410411 |
Method of determining the number of active diamonds on a conditioning disk
The invention relates to a method for determining the number of active diamonds on a conditioning disk. In particular, the method comprises (a) contacting a diamond conditioner disk with a hard...
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7405818 |
Self monitoring static seal with optical sensor
A seal for preventing leakage of fluid from between a first member and a second member has a seal body and a seal wear indicator. The second member is capable of moving toward and away from the...
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7370542 |
Flat belt durability tester
The apparatus is a multi-speed flat belt durability tester that can simultaneously test several belts of different lengths. The tester can apply different tensions to each belt with a tension...
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7347768 |
Apparatus and method to test abrasion resistance of material using airborne particulate
An apparatus and method to test the abrasion resistance of materials. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a conduit network, a primary air stream generating device to generate a primary air...
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7293448 |
Abrasion resistance testing apparatus
An abrasion resistance testing apparatus tests the abrasion resistance of a test sample. The apparatus has an abrading device in fluid communication with a pneumatic system. The abrading device...
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7290436 |
Device for measuring the static and/or dynamic friction coefficient of a surface
The present invention relates to a device for measuring the static and/or dynamic friction coefficient of a surface, in particular a natural or artificial grass surface, which device comprises a...
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7272969 |
Abrasion tester and test method
An apparatus for testing abrasion and a test method for testing the frictional wear characteristics of materials and parts even when a lubricant is used. The abrasion and test method enables...
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7270890 |
Wear monitoring system with embedded conductors
Aspects of the invention relate to a system for monitoring the wear of a component. A conductor can be embedded in the component at a depth from a surface of the component. In one embodiment, the...
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7263876 |
Apparatus and method of detecting surface convexity of members, and method of producing the members
A method of detecting a convexity present on a surface of a belt-shaped member (belt) or a roll-shaped member (roller), includes frictionizing (abrading) a surface of the member with a plate, and...
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7237445 |
Test fixture for the aging of wiper blades in a laboratory
A test fixture facilitates the laboratory testing of windshield wiper blades for vehicles. The test fixture includes a base frame on which are mounted a number of windshield wiper arms oriented...
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7155991 |
Method of measuring attributes of personal care articles and compositions
Novel methods for measuring the soothing attributes of personal care compositions are disclosed. The methods disclosed are particularly suitable for measuring and comparing the soothing attributes...
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7155958 |
Hole diameter measurement
Methods of measuring the amount of wear at a hole. In a first embodiment, the method includes measuring a first diameter of the hole at a portion of the hole wall that is subject to wear and...
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7117716 |
Dynamic friction testing vehicle to measure fluid drag and rolling friction
A portable Dynamic Testing Vehicle able to test for surface friction, drag, and travel distance, through contaminates accounting for longitudinal and lateral acceleration. The DFT is completely...
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7096712 |
Material testing system for turbines
The wear resistance of impellers used in multi-stage turbine pumps is tested by using a multi-stage turbine pump having impellers with different physical properties to pump a fluid containing small...
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7066006 |
Method of collecting data relating to attributes of personal care articles and compositions
Novel methods for measuring the soothing attributes of personal care compositions are disclosed. The methods disclosed are particularly suitable for measuring and comparing the soothing attributes...
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7013705 |
Method and device for determination of the wear resistance of a surface
A method and apparatus for determining the wear resistance of the surface of a sample object includes an abrasive grinding belt, run between the sample object and a counter-body, with the grinding...
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7007563 |
Monitor to check the path of motion of reciprocating piston
A stationary arranged sensor (4) is provided in the region of one of the dead centers of the piston movement to monitor the position of the path of motion of a piston (1) relative to a cylinder (2)...
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6983648 |
Component management system
A system in the form of a database allowing operators of aircraft or any other equipment where components are subject to wear to manage all the maintenance, analysis and provisioning aspects of...
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6928837 |
Silica glass substrates and their selection
A silica glass substrate is obtained by polishing, cleaning, drying and etching a silica glass substrate slice. When the substrate on one surface is treated with a reactive reagent, defects having...
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6904667 |
Apparatus for and a method for fabricating a coriolis flowmeter formed primarily of plastic
An injection molding process for fabricating a Coriolis flowmeter. The process includes the steps forming a material flow path core using a core mold, placing the formed material flow path core...
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6874366 |
System to determine and analyze the dynamic internal load in revolving mills, for mineral grinding
A system and method of directly, dynamically and on-line measuring different parameters related to the volume dynamically occupied by the internal load of rotating mills when in operation;...
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6868711 |
Method for monitoring mechanical wear
In a method for monitoring mechanical wear caused by a first component on a second component, wherein the first and second components are movable relative to one another and wherein the first and...
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6813926 |
Measurement of surface wear
Wear of a rubbing member of a triction couple, such as an iron brake disc (15), which is subject to slow wear by frictional engagement by brake pads (17), is determined by attaching a carrier...
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6715336 |
Piezoelectric force motion scanner
Disclosed are a device and a corresponding method to test the fretting of a ball bearing under precisely controlled conditions. The device employs a first piezoelectric actuator to deliver a...
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6717420 |
Play measuring sensor by multiple depth abrasion
A device for measuring a clearance between tips of blades of a ring of blades and an interior wall of a casing surrounding the ring of blades in a turbomachine includes a probe which is mounted...
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