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7603912 Method for determining span lengths based on properties of lumber  
Methods for determining appropriate span lengths for a given piece of lumber for use as a joist and conveying that information to a user are provided. The appropriate span length may be a function...
7600434 Mechanism for remotely measuring medical treatment system bed deflection  
A bed for a medical treatment system. The system has a medical treatment device, such as a CT scanner or radiation therapy system, oriented in a spatial relationship with the bed. The bed has an...
7559254 Sensor for sensing deflection of a tube in two orthogonal planes  
A sensor for sensing deflection/curvature of underwater riser pipes comprises a metal tube which is strapped to the pipe, with the tube being parallel to the length of the pipe. The tube is fitted...
7549345 Method and apparatus for sensing distortion  
A work holder capable of measuring the amount of distortion occurring in a part as the part is machined, processed, treated, or otherwise operated upon and methods of using the same for quality...
7546775 Bend tool  
A tool for multi-axis mechanical testing of medical implant devices includes a plurality of pins arranged to form a contacting surface with a sample holder. The pins maintain rolling contact with...
7516644 Apparatus for testing bending strength  
An apparatus for testing bending strength is provided. The apparatus includes a frame, a load-supporting platform, a motor, and a control part. The load-supporting platform is mounted on the frame....
7472604 Method and apparatus for vascular durability and fatigue testing  
A vascular prosthesis tester ( 10 ) for inducing stresses upon a vascular prosthesis ( 22 ) having a channel extending through the vascular prosthesis is disclosed. The tester includes a pump ( 18...
7464606 Bend testing apparatus and method of carrying out the same  
A bend testing apparatus for simulating free vibrational flexing at high speeds and frequencies in a test specimen, said apparatus comprising a cam having a narrow circumferential profile or linear...
7437943 Force measurement element  
A force measurement element measures an introduced force by means of a double flexural beam and a displacement sensor. The double flexural beam makes possible a double spring shape that makes...
7412898 Load sensing system including RFID tagged fasteners  
A fastener or other structural component for wireless sensing of applied tensile load. The fastener includes an elongate body with a bore that extends within the body. A grounding pin is positioned...
7305891 Detectable indicator  
A detectable indicator ( 10 ) formed on a body ( 18 ), the indicator ( 10 ) comprising a deformable element ( 12 ), a safeguard ( 14 ) at least partially surrounding the deformable element ( 12 )...
7297070 Golf club shaft selecting system and golf club shaft selecting method  
A golf club shaft selecting system includes a head speed detecting unit detecting a head speed at impact in a swing of a golfer, a swing tempo detecting unit detecting a swing tempo of the golfer,...
7278323 Method and apparatus for determining the deflection of a fastener  
A method and an apparatus serve for determining the deflection of a fastener, especially a screw. The method includes the steps of (a) recording a first image of the fastener with a first camera;...
7228746 Strain-measuring device  
The invention relates to a miniature, integrated strain-measuring device with a simple and economical design which can be mass produced at least cost and comprising reliable, reproducible and...
7210358 Force sensor assembly  
A force sensor assembly includes a force sensor, a first support member, a threaded portion, an opening made in the first support member, a nut, a restricting member and a spacer. The nut is...
7201064 Panel bending machine  
A panel testing device, and a method of its use, for flexing and measuring mechanical properties of a panel are provided comprising a panel bending assembly operable to engage a panel and impart a...
7174790 Pressure-sensitive sensor, object detecting device, and opening-closing device  
An object detecting device can prevent a seizure of an object between an opening and an opening-closing unit for opening and closing the opening. The object detecting device includes a...
7152488 System operating unit  
The invention concerns a system operating unit ( 30 ) having a column ( 3 ) that is attachable by way of at least two supports ( 9, 10 ) to different points of a system housing ( 14 ). In the...
7096743 Device for measuring the bending strength of flat consignments  
An apparatus for measuring the flexural rigidity in the longitudinal direction of flat items of mail transported one after another on a conveying path includes a control device, a sensor for...
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...
7047156 Method for estimating compliance at points along a beam from bending measurements  
The inherent smoothing in bending stiffness measurement of wood boards as occurs in the machine grading of lumber can mask the effect of knots and other local characteristics affecting structural...
7036364 Optical system and method for measuring continuously distributed strain  
A optical system and method of measuring a strain on a surface of a band of a sheet of a material. A single line, or an area having a boundary line, is marked on the band before deformation. The...
7017423 Method, device and machine for pure bending test optionally alternating  
The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and a machine for testing in pure bending, optionally in alternating bending. Two mutually identical testpieces are subjected to optionally...
6951137 Method and apparatus for measuring bending in a pin member  
An instrument pin member is provided that is capable of measuring bending moments and optionally of measuring bending and axial strain in real or near real time. The instrumented pin member...
6933715 Sensor system for sensing movement  
A system for sensing movement comprising an elongate object having a restrained end and an unrestrained end which is free to move in at least two degrees of freedom in response to an applied force,...
6918306 Adjustable flexure loading apparatus for testing long span beams  
An adjustable loading apparatus for supporting a long span beam in a flexure test by a load application device is disclosed. The apparatus includes an upper support structure including an elongated...
6884947 Apparatus and method for the checking of forces  
An apparatus and a method for measuring the force (GL) applied by an elastically flexible element ( 5;71,71′ ) undergoing a pre-set elastic deformation, more specifically an element that carries...
6881972 Media stiffness detection device and method therefor  
A media processing system retrieves a sheet of media and transports it to an imaging process. Misalignment of media from retrieving and transporting is removed by a media realignment process which...
6860148 High throughput fabric handle screening  
A method for screening fabric handle of an array of fabric samples (i.e., a plurality of fabric materials) comprising providing an array of at least two fabric samples, protruding the fabric...
6832526 Bending method and single elongation value specifying device of bending apparatus  
A bending apparatus for bending a workpiece W according to cooperation of a punch P and a die D previously carries out various step bending or makes simulation of step bending, and calculates an...
6810751 Method and apparatus for vascular durability and fatigue testing  
A vascular prosthesis tester ( 10 ) for inducing stresses upon a vascular prosthesis ( 22 ) having a channel extending through the vascular prosthesis is disclosed. The tester includes a pump ( 18...
6802216 Method and sheet like sensor for measuring stress distribution  
A method and sheet-like sensor for measuring stress distribution including a grid of members which change in resistance when subjected to strain, the members intersecting at internal nodes and...
6776050 Support for bending test of flexible substrates  
A support for facilitating the bending test of flexible substrates is disclosed. The support includes a plastic or adhesive plastic applied on the substrate to keep the shards together after...
6725729 Electronic transducer for measuring flexion  
An electronic flexion transducer ( 10 ) comprises a helical coil formed from two interposed electrical conductors (A) and (B) which are electrically isolated from each other either by an insulated...
6684167 Method and apparatus for measuring energy consumed during plastic deformation in multi-ply board systems  
A method and an apparatus for predicting a score-line cracking propensity of a multi-ply substrate. The method includes the steps of: bending the multi-ply substrate; acquiring tensile load data...
6666097 Method and device for measuring pushing and pulling forces  
A force measuring device and method for determining a force required to move a cart. The force measuring device includes a force generating device, a load member, a load cell, and a controller. The...
6619137 Plate thickness inspecting apparatus  
In a system for inspection of wood-board thickness, displacement sensors ( 2 ( 21 U, 22 U, 23 U, 21 L, 22 L, 23 L)) are disposed at three positions with respect to a width of a wood material (...
6606914 Load sensor, load sensor unit and insertion detection device  
A load sensor 10 is provided with an elastic conductive tube 21 , and a first electrode member 22 and second electrode member 23 separated by a distance in the longitudinal direction. The...
6578434 Tensile testing sensor for measuring mechanical jamming deformations on first installation and automatic calibrating based on said jamming  
The invention concerns a tensile testing sensor mounted on a mechanical member wherein forces to be measures develop comprising a bendable metal blade ( 1, 22 ) provided with measuring gauges ( 2,...
6557420 Hand rail testing apparatus  
An apparatus for testing the structural integrity of a hand rail structure. The hand rail having a plurality of substantially horizontal parallel rail members. The apparatus has an elongate lever...
6546802 Evaluation method of golf club and golf club  
Disclosed is an evaluation method of a golf club, where a rear end portion of a club shaft is vibrated in a state where a tip portion of the club shaft is fastened to measure a frequency per unit...
6532818 Method and apparatus for measuring a vibrational characteristic of a golf club shaft  
An apparatus and a method for determining a vibrational characteristic of a golf club shaft. The apparatus includes a table having a clamping structure for clamping the golf club shaft thereto. A...
6520025 Pointing bar fatigue testing apparatus  
A pointing bar fatigue testing apparatus for fatigue testing upon various shapes of pointing bars includes a power source, a force feeding device and a pointing bar seat. The power source includes...
6505129 Panel tester and grader  
A panel tester and grader includes a main frame including a plurality of rollers and defining a substantially S-shaped testing path. A substantially linear bypass path extends below the testing...
6460410 Traction measuring tool  
A tool is taught for measuring force transferred from a moving web to an idler roller. The tool includes a first drive shaft having a distal end adapted to be inserted into a capture bearing...
6389907 O-ring test device  
The present device, generates external force tending to open the O-ring formed by the thumb and another finger of the examiner and composed of a pair of artificial finger sections including two...
6389906 Device for dynamic-mechanical analysis of samples  
A dynamic-mechanical analysis device has a support with upright longitudinal axis. An electro-mechanical transducer introduces a mechanical force along a linear force transmission path parallel to...
6363789 Acoustic pressure load conversion method to vibration spectra  
A method is provided for testing structural-acoustic systems using a shaker table. The method includes subjecting a panel structure design to a computational acoustic load and a computational...
6332365 Method and devices for detecting flexure, and structure such as a geotechnical or building structure equipped with such a device  
To detect by means of a long-baseline system the global bending strain of a structure (1), i.e. by detecting the accumulated local bending strains over a distance of at least two meters, detection...
6213888 Golf club shaft  
A golf club shaft includes a first strain gauge attached to a first side of the shaft facing the striking direction, a second strain gauge attached to a second side of the shaft facing the address...
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