US3240057A
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Dual range force measuring instrument
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-19
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1982-12-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred N Ormond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:11
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/20; G01L1/22; G01L1/2206; G01L1/2231; G01L1/2237
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A DUAL RANGE FORCE MEASURING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL; A COLUMN LOAD CELL HAVING ONE END RIGIDLY SECURED TO ONE VERTEX OF SAID RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID COLUMN BEING SHAPED LOAD CELL AND THE VERTEX OF SAID RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE SAID ONE VERTEX, RESPECTIVELY, INCLUDING MEANS FOR CONNECTION TO MEMBERS BETWEEN WHICH FORCES ARE TO BE MEASURED, THE AXIS OF SAID COLUMN BEING IN ALIGNMENT WITH A DIAGONAL BETWEEN SAID ONE VERTEX AND SAID VERTEX DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE SAID ONE VERTEX; A FIRST TRANSDUCER MEANS COMPRISING STRAIN GAUGE MEANS SECURED TO ONE ARM OF SAID RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL AND RESPONSIVE TO DEFORMATION OF SAID CELL UNDER A LOAD RANGE VARYING UP TO A GIVEN FRACTION OF THE FULL LOAD VALUE FOR WHICH SAID MEASURING INSTRUMENT IS DESIGNED FOR PROVIDING A FIRST RANGE OF READING EXTENDING OVER A FIRST FULL SCALE; AND A SECOND TRANSDUCER EXTENDING COMPRISING A STRAIN GAUGE MEANS SECURED TO SAID COLUMN SHAPED LOAD CELL AND RESPONSIVE TO DEFORMATION OF SAID CELL UNDER A LOAD RANGE VARYING UP TO SAID FULL LOAD VALUE FOR PROVIDING A SECOND RANGE OF READING EXTENDING OVER A SECOND FULL SCALE, SAID RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL INCLUDING STOP MEANS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND PLATE MEM-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A DUAL RANGE FORCE MEASURING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL; A COLUMN LOAD CELL HAVING ONE END RIGIDLY SECURED TO ONE VERTEX OF SAID RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID COLUMN BEING SHAPED LOAD CELL AND THE VERTEX OF SAID RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE SAID ONE VERTEX, RESPECTIVELY, INCLUDING MEANS FOR CONNECTION TO MEMBERS BETWEEN WHICH FORCES ARE TO BE MEASURED, THE AXIS OF SAID COLUMN BEING IN ALIGNMENT WITH A DIAGONAL BETWEEN SAID ONE VERTEX AND SAID VERTEX DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE SAID ONE VERTEX; A FIRST TRANSDUCER MEANS COMPRISING STRAIN GAUGE MEANS SECURED TO ONE ARM OF SAID RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL AND RESPONSIVE TO DEFORMATION OF SAID CELL UNDER A LOAD RANGE VARYING UP TO A GIVEN FRACTION OF THE FULL LOAD VALUE FOR WHICH SAID MEASURING INSTRUMENT IS DESIGNED FOR PROVIDING A FIRST RANGE OF READING EXTENDING OVER A FIRST FULL SCALE; AND A SECOND TRANSDUCER EXTENDING COMPRISING A STRAIN GAUGE MEANS SECURED TO SAID COLUMN SHAPED LOAD CELL AND RESPONSIVE TO DEFORMATION OF SAID CELL UNDER A LOAD RANGE VARYING UP TO SAID FULL LOAD VALUE FOR PROVIDING A SECOND RANGE OF READING EXTENDING OVER A SECOND FULL SCALE, SAID RHOMBIC SHAPED LOAD CELL INCLUDING STOP MEANS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND PLATE MEM-
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-03-14 | 1969-09-13 | 1970-03-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-03-14 | 1973-09-13 | 1974-03-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-03-14 | 1977-09-13 | 1978-03-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |