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Method of making a force-sensing gage
Assignee: ATK Launch Systems LLC
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Filing: 1961-12-26
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1981-12-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John P King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:53
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/20; G01L1/22; G01L1/2206; G01L1/2212; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49082; Y10T29/49087; Y10T29/49103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING A FORCE-SENSING GAGE OF THE TYPE HAVING A PAIR OF CONTINUOUS SOLID ELEMENTS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING MATERIAL IN WHICH THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF BOTH ELEMENTS CHANGES IN A SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL MANNER IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THE APPLIED FORCE COMPRISING THE REPEATED STEPS OF WINDING A FIRST ELEMENT INTO AT LEAST ONE HAIRPIN-SHAPED U-BEND TO FORM A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SEGMENTS AND THEN CONTINUING SAID ELEMENT TO FORM AN INTERVAL AND THEN AGAIN WINDING SAID ELEMENT INTO AT LEAST ONE HAIRPIN-SHAPED U-BEND TO FORM ANOTHER PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SEGMENTS, WINDING A SECOND ELEMENT INTO AT LEAST ONE HAIRPIN-SHAPED U-BEND WITHIN EACH INTERVAL OF THE FIRST ELEMENT TO FORM PLURALITIES OF PARALLEL SEGMENTS OF THE SECOND ELEMENT WHICH ARE PARALLEL WITH AND IN INTERJACENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PLURALITIES OF PARALLEL SEGMENTS OF THE FIRST ELEMENT, THEN STRIPPABLY BONDING BOTH OF
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