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7216557 Apparatus and method for testing and occupant position sensing system of a vehicle  
A method and apparatus ( 40 ) for testing an occupant position sensing system ( 12 ) of a vehicle ( 10 ) includes a motor ( 42 ) having a stationary portion ( 44 ) and a movable portion ( 46 ). A...
7204165 Anthropomorphic manikin head skull cap load measurement device  
An anthropomorphic dummy head system is provided for measuring forces and moments applied to the back of the head and neck. The system includes a dummy head representing at least a portion of a...
7159478 Pretensioner testing apparatus and method  
A test system is provided for simulating pre-tensioner systems that use pyrotechnic gas generators. In a preferred form, the test system includes a pneumatic cylinder energized by pressurized air...
7107842 Angular rate sensor using micro electromechanical haltere  
An angular rate sensing system suitable for a micromechanical flying insect (MFI) device. The system includes a rod, or haltere, that is moved in a plane by a piezoelectric actuator. Bending of the...
7089817 Method of analyzing physical property of golf ball  
A model ( 1 ) is obtained by dividing a golf ball into meshes. The model ( 1 ) comprises a large number of elements ( 3 ). An outermost layer of the model is wholly formed by fine elements ( 3 a )....
7069797 Simplified biofidelic lower leg surrogate  
A biofidelic lower leg surrogate includes a latex skin containing tissue simulating gelatin and a simulative bone assembly. The bone assembly is defined by a hollow, cylindrical, polymeric tibia...
7063942 System and method to simulate hemodynamics  
A system for hemodynamic simulation comprises a vessel having properties of a blood vessel, a reservoir containing a quantity of fluid, tubing connecting the vessel and reservoir, and at least one...
7062983 Simulation apparatus  
A simulation apparatus is provided comprising a fixed main body; a carriage associated with the main body for movement relative to the main body; a first device coupled to the fixed main body for...
7059168 Ultrasound phantom  
A base member formed of rubber or the like, which transmits ultrasound waves, includes a storage portion with a small width connected with a storage portion with a great width, wherein internal...
7047831 Design template  
A design template includes a torso section being one of a group of a large male, medium male and small female having each being one of a group of an ERECT posture, a NEUTRAL posture and a SLUMPED...
7018327 Test apparatus providing pulsatile flow service for test samples  
A test apparatus provides pulsatile flows that replicate the human cardiovascular system for qualifying implantable cardiovascular devices before implantation in a patient. A pump provides flow...
6982409 Measurement system for ball joint of crash test dummy  
A measurement system is provided for a ball joint of a crash test dummy. The measurement system includes a light source operatively supported by a movable ball of the ball joint and a position...
6971792 Device and method for measuring absorbed heat flux in a fire test apparatus  
A device for measuring the flux received by a specimen in fire test apparatuses has a copper disk or plate of the same dimensions and the same type of surface coating as a typical material...
6962080 Rotor balancing and drive shaft simulator therefor  
A method of balancing a rotary device ( 12,14 ) for balanced rotational operation when connected to a drive shaft ( 24 ) by a flexible coupling ( 26,28 ). The method comprises the steps of...
6931951 Mechanical device with simulated skin substrate  
An apparatus for evaluating a material is provided. In one aspect, the apparatus is an adjustable artificial arm for transmitting fluid into the material. An artificial skin, for example, is...
6923081 Surrogate  
A surrogate for testing an effect of physical trauma on a whole or portion of a natural biological animal body where the surrogate has a surrogate bone or bones and material replicating the effect...
6851951 Hand assembly for a crash test dummy  
A hand assembly for a dummy is provided which comprises a housing, a finger assembly operatively mounted to the housing, and a biasing member configured to bias the finger assembly such that the...
6843145 Cardiac phantom  
A cardiac phantom is provided for simulating a dynamic cardiac ventricle. The phantom comprises two concentrically-disposed, fluid-tight, flexible membranes defining a closed space between the...
6840125 Design template  
A design template includes a torso section being one of a group of a 95 th percentile male, 50 th percentile male and 5 th percentile female having each being one of a group of an ERECT posture,...
6829563 Simulation method for estimating performance of product made of viscoelastic material  
A simulation method of estimating performance of a product made of a viscoelastic material, comprising the steps of measuring a value of a strain, a strain speed, and a stress generated in...
6826973 Heated mechanical arm  
An evaluation apparatus is provided for pre-screening a material for use in an absorbent article. The evaluation apparatus includes a simulated body part having a simulated skin substrate. The...
6777240 Intra-serum and intra-gel for modeling human skin tissue  
The invention provides a class of samples that model the human body. This family of samples is based upon emulsions of oil in water with lecithin acting as the emulsifier. These solutions that have...
6752012 Combined electrical test and mechanical test system for thin film characterization  
An apparatus ( 30 ) and method ( 80 ) for predicting electrical property stability of a thin film or conductive substrate ( 14 ) prior to multi-probe testing. The present invention utilizes a...
6749433 Neonate dummy  
A neonate dummy make it possible to sense or measure a movement of the head of a neonate, the values of impacts applied to the thoracic part and the abdominal part (including the lumbar part) of...
6691585 Anthropomorphic dummy head for use in vehicle crash test  
An anthropomorphic dummy head for use in a vehicle crash test is provided that includes a skull member forming a shape of the dummy head and an eye damage measuring part for estimating damage to an...
6635486 Multi-imaging modality tissue mimicking materials for imaging phantoms  
Tissue-mimicking material suitable for phantoms for use with at least ultrasound and MRI have sections of material in contact with each other which mimic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging...
6629469 Cardiac phantom  
A cardiac phantom is provided for simulating a dynamic cardiac ventricle. The phantom comprises two concentrically-disposed, fluid-tight, flexible membranes defining a closed space between the...
6571648 Method of accelerated aging of neat asphalt binder using microwave radiation process  
An improved method for simulating an oxidative aging of an asphalt sample comprises accumulating a number of samples from the asphalt load under test. The samples are initially heated by convection...
6570505 LED lamp with a fault-indicating impedance-changing circuit  
In a light-emitting-diode lamp, there is provided an input impedance-changing circuit for establishing a low input impedance circuit when the light-emitting-diode lamp is missingline turned off....
6532421 Method for estimating a life of apparatus under narrow-band random stress variation  
A method for estimating the life of an apparatus under a random stress amplitude variation, involving determining a probability density function of a cumulated damage quantity and estimating the...
6475800 Intra-serum and intra-gel for modeling human skin tissue  
The invention provides a class of samples that model the human body. This family of samples is based upon emulsions of oil in water with lecithin acting as the emulsifier. These solutions that have...
6439070 Rib assembly for a crash test dummy  
An improved rib assembly for a crash test dummy includes a U-shaped outer member which simulates a pair of ribs secured to a spine and a pair of transverse assemblies disposed in parallel and...
6418806 Model test apparatus and method  
The fire resistance of components normally subject to a standard flame test is evaluated using low temperature model tests. Reynolds number, Froude number, the pressure ratio of the flame to the...
6418805 Constituent sensing system  
The present invention is directed to a constituent sensing system including a container for holding a flowable product. A moveable member is positioned within the container for moving the flowable...
6370480 Quantitative analysis system and method for certifying ultrasound medical imaging equipment  
An analysis system and method provide for quantitatively evaluating image quality characteristics of an ultrasound imaging machine that evaluates at least one image representation of a standard...
6352860 Liquid and solid tissue mimicking material for ultrasound phantoms and method of making the same  
A tissue mimicking material for ultrasound phantoms has ultrasound speed and attenuation characteristics that are characteristic of human tissue and well suited for use in measuring and calibrating...
6320024 Method for design of substances that enhance memory and improve the quality of life  
A topographic model useful to design and synthesize memory-enhancing substances is disclosed. Administration of substances designed by this method to enhance memory in mammals, including humans, is...
6318146 Multi-imaging modality tissue mimicking materials for imaging phantoms  
Tissue-mimicking material suitable for phantoms for use with at least ultrasound and MRI have sections of material in contact with each other which mimic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging...
6311546 Biofouling monitor and methods to monitor or detect biofouling  
A biofouling monitor is described which has a column having an inlet and an outlet; a microorganism nutrient feed line located upstream of the inlet; and a first pressure sensor located upstream of...
6220089 Vibration dummy apparatus  
Vibration dummy apparatus adapted to sit on and be supported by a vehicle seat to accurately simulate human vibration response at an interface between the apparatus and seat cushions of the vehicle...
6220088 Assessment of patient support systems  
A method and equipment for assessing the suitability of support surfaces such as mattresses and chairs is disclosed. The method comprises applying a load to each of two such support surfaces with a...
6205871 Vascular phantoms  
The invention provides materials and methods for modeling human blood vessels. Including panels of anatomically accurate vascular phantoms, such as carotid artery phantoms, comprising a range of...
6190915 Ultrasound phantoms  
An improved ultrasound phantom includes a container having a window covered by an ultrasound transmitting window cover that seals and protects a water based tissue mimicking material within the...
6142027 Method and apparatus for calibrating a densitometer based sensor for shot peening  
An apparatus and method are provided for calibrating a densitometer based sensor for measuring the linear density of the shot particles passing through a shot peening system to ensure that mass...
6131436 Method and system for wear testing a seat by simulating human seating activity and robotic human body simulator for use therein  
A method and system for wear testing a seat by simulating human seating movement are disclosed wherein load distributions and histories experienced by the seat are more accurately simulated. The...
6116102 Seat testing body for vibration measurements on seats  
A seat testing body measures vibration on seats. The body has simulated buttocks, which point downwards in the testing position and can be placed on a seat cushion of a seat to be tested, and a...
6035728 Test rig  
A test rig for impact testing on vehicles comprises a platform for mounting a vehicle seat and test dummy and an array of individually selectively controllable actuators, in close proximity to the...
5988873 Portable bathymetric probe simulator  
The invention relates to a portable simulator for bathymetric probes of the thermometric or calorimetric types connected at the output to an acquisition card. The simulator has at least four...
5741989 Lower leg for crash test dummy  
A lower leg assembly includes laceration indicators at a knee joint and at a front of a tibia. The tibia is connected to a thigh of a dummy by a pivot arm and a potentiometer is provided for...
5737962 Steam delivery system for static testing of gas driven torpedoes  
A torpedo is provided in a static test fixture where the engine, normally iven by the combustion of otto fuel is driven from a land based source of superheated steam. The torpedo's otto fuel engine...
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