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Non-contact apparatus for magnetically measuring strain

Assignee: API Instruments Co
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Filing: 1963-03-11
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Granted: 1967-03-28
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Expires: 1983-03-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George F Quittner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 23:11
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21B; B21B38/00; B21B38/02; G; G01; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/34; G01B7/345; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/12; G01L1/125; G01L1/127; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S73/00; Y10S73/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 206 words
APPARATUS FOR NON-CONTACT ASCERTAINING OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIDIMENSION DIRECTION STRAIN IN A MAGNETIC OR EDDY CURRENT CONDUCTIVE SAMPLE HAVING TWO OPPOSITE SIDES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: FIRST MEANS WHICH INCLUDES A CORE AND COIL ARRANGEMENT LOCATED ADJACENT A FIRST OF SAID SAMPLE SIDES AND FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY LINKING WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID SAMPLE AND FOR PRODUCING A FLUX WHICH EXTENDS THERETHROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY IN A FIRST DIRECTION, SECOND MEANS WHICH INCLUDES A COIL LOCATED ADJACENT THE SECOND OF SAID SAMPLE SIDES AND ALIGNED IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SENSING MAGNETIC FLUX CHARACTERISTIC IN SAID SAMPLE AS CAUSED BY SAID FIRST MEANS, THIRD MEANS WHICH INCLUDES A CORE AND COIL ARRANGEMENT LOCATED ADJACENT ONE OF SAID TWO SAMPLE SIDES AND FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY LINKING WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID SAMPLE AND FOR PRODUCING A FLUX WHICH EXTENDS THERETHROUGH IN A SECOND DIRECTION WHICH IS TRANSVERSE TO SAID FIRST DIRECTION, FOURTH MEANS WHICH INCLUDES A COIL LOCATED ON THE OTHER OF THE TWO SAMPLE SIDES AND ALIGNED IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SENSING MAGNETIC FLUX CHARACTERISTIC IN SAMPLE AS CAUSED BY SAID THIRD MEANS, MEANS FOR COMPARING THE OUTPUT OF THE SECOND MEANS WITH THAT OF THE FOURTH MEANS, AND MEANS FOR READING OUT SAID COMPARISON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 206 words
APPARATUS FOR NON-CONTACT ASCERTAINING OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIDIMENSION DIRECTION STRAIN IN A MAGNETIC OR EDDY CURRENT CONDUCTIVE SAMPLE HAVING TWO OPPOSITE SIDES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: FIRST MEANS WHICH INCLUDES A CORE AND COIL ARRANGEMENT LOCATED ADJACENT A FIRST OF SAID SAMPLE SIDES AND FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY LINKING WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID SAMPLE AND FOR PRODUCING A FLUX WHICH EXTENDS THERETHROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY IN A FIRST DIRECTION, SECOND MEANS WHICH INCLUDES A COIL LOCATED ADJACENT THE SECOND OF SAID SAMPLE SIDES AND ALIGNED IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SENSING MAGNETIC FLUX CHARACTERISTIC IN SAID SAMPLE AS CAUSED BY SAID FIRST MEANS, THIRD MEANS WHICH INCLUDES A CORE AND COIL ARRANGEMENT LOCATED ADJACENT ONE OF SAID TWO SAMPLE SIDES AND FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY LINKING WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID SAMPLE AND FOR PRODUCING A FLUX WHICH EXTENDS THERETHROUGH IN A SECOND DIRECTION WHICH IS TRANSVERSE TO SAID FIRST DIRECTION, FOURTH MEANS WHICH INCLUDES A COIL LOCATED ON THE OTHER OF THE TWO SAMPLE SIDES AND ALIGNED IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SENSING MAGNETIC FLUX CHARACTERISTIC IN SAMPLE AS CAUSED BY SAID THIRD MEANS, MEANS FOR COMPARING THE OUTPUT OF THE SECOND MEANS WITH THAT OF THE FOURTH MEANS, AND MEANS FOR READING OUT SAID COMPARISON.

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