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US2718142A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Softness tester for sheet material

Assignee: Johnson and Johnson
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Filing: 1952-07-03
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Granted: 1955-09-20
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Expires: 1972-07-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Morris A Schwartz
  • 👤 Kathryn E Nothnagle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 04:30
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N3/00; G01N3/40; G01N3/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 64 words
AN INSTRUMENT FOR TESTING FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL FOR SOFTNESS COMPRISING A TABLE HAVING AN APERTURE OF GIVEN DIMENSIONS THEREIN ADAPTED TO BE SPANNED BY A SHEET MATERIAL TO BE TESTED, A MEMBER OF GIVEN DIMENSIONS MOVABLE TO PUSH A SHEET OF MATERIAL SO POSITIONED INTO THE APERTURE, A FRAME IN WHICH SAID MEMBER IS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE FRAME THROUGH A FIXED
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 64 words
AN INSTRUMENT FOR TESTING FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL FOR SOFTNESS COMPRISING A TABLE HAVING AN APERTURE OF GIVEN DIMENSIONS THEREIN ADAPTED TO BE SPANNED BY A SHEET MATERIAL TO BE TESTED, A MEMBER OF GIVEN DIMENSIONS MOVABLE TO PUSH A SHEET OF MATERIAL SO POSITIONED INTO THE APERTURE, A FRAME IN WHICH SAID MEMBER IS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE FRAME THROUGH A FIXED

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