US3320802A
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Device for measuring force
Assignee: Carl Schenck AG
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Filing: 1964-09-03
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Granted: 1967-05-23
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Expires: 1984-09-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Birkholtz Gottfried
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:04
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/20; G01L1/22; G01L1/2206; G01L1/2212
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
IN A FORCE GAGE, A ROTATIONALLY SYMETRICAL HOLLOW GAGE MEMBER OF MATERIAL ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE BY AN APPLIED FORCE TO BE MEASURED AND HAVING A CENTER AXIS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE APPLIED FORCE, SAID GAGE MEMBER BEING PROVIDED AT BOTH AXIAL ENDS WITH RESPECTIVE FORCETRANSMITTING STRUCTURES EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID MEMBER WITH MUTUALLY OPPOSED INCLINATIONS RELATIVE TO SAID AXIS, ONE OF SAID STRUCTURES BEING INSIDE AND THE OTHER OUTSIDE OF THE GEOMETRIC SPACE DEFINED BY SAID GAGE MEMBER, SAID TWO STRUCTURES HAVING RESPECTIVE FORCERECEIVING EXTREMITIES OF WHICH AT LEAST ONE IS DISPLACEABLE IN SAID AXIAL DIRECTION, THE APPLIED FORCE TO BE MEASURED BEING TRANSMITTED THROUGH SAID FORCE-TRANSMITTING STRUCTURES TO SAID GAGE MEMBER TO CHANGE THE DIAMETER THEREOF, THE RESULTING CHANGE IN THE DIAMETER OF SAID GAGE MEMBER BEING PROPORTIONAL TO THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID APPLIED FORCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
IN A FORCE GAGE, A ROTATIONALLY SYMETRICAL HOLLOW GAGE MEMBER OF MATERIAL ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE BY AN APPLIED FORCE TO BE MEASURED AND HAVING A CENTER AXIS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE APPLIED FORCE, SAID GAGE MEMBER BEING PROVIDED AT BOTH AXIAL ENDS WITH RESPECTIVE FORCETRANSMITTING STRUCTURES EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID MEMBER WITH MUTUALLY OPPOSED INCLINATIONS RELATIVE TO SAID AXIS, ONE OF SAID STRUCTURES BEING INSIDE AND THE OTHER OUTSIDE OF THE GEOMETRIC SPACE DEFINED BY SAID GAGE MEMBER, SAID TWO STRUCTURES HAVING RESPECTIVE FORCERECEIVING EXTREMITIES OF WHICH AT LEAST ONE IS DISPLACEABLE IN SAID AXIAL DIRECTION, THE APPLIED FORCE TO BE MEASURED BEING TRANSMITTED THROUGH SAID FORCE-TRANSMITTING STRUCTURES TO SAID GAGE MEMBER TO CHANGE THE DIAMETER THEREOF, THE RESULTING CHANGE IN THE DIAMETER OF SAID GAGE MEMBER BEING PROPORTIONAL TO THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID APPLIED FORCE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-05-22 | 1970-11-21 | 1971-05-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-05-22 | 1974-11-21 | 1975-05-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-05-22 | 1978-11-21 | 1979-05-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |