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Strain gage having a thin discontinuous metal layer
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1987-02-05
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Granted: 1989-03-14
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Expires: 2007-02-05
Abstract
Abstract A highly sensitive strain gage containing a thin discontinuous metal layer whose conduction effect is based predominantly on the tunnel effect and which is applied uniformly onto a thin, nonmetallic, dielectric or semiconducting substrate such as uniaxially oriented or partially crystalline plastic film, an ordered ultrathin layer or a silicone-coated plastic film, the diffusion processes in the applied metal layer being reduced and its structural stability improved as a result of interaction of the substrate with the metal layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Harald Fuchs
- 👤 Herbert Gleiter
- 👤 Stephan Trapp
- 👤 Juergen Petermann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:37
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/16; G01B7/18; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/20; G01L1/22; G01L1/2287; H; H01; H01C; H01C10/00; H01C10/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A tunnel strain gage possessing a thin discontinuous metal layer which changes its electrical resistance with strain, wherein the said strain gage (a) contains a thin discontinuous metal layer whose conduction effect is based predominantly on the tunnel effect and which is (b) applied uniformly to a thin, nonmetallic, dielectric or semiconducting substrate, the diffusion processes in the applied metal layer being reduced by interaction between the substrate and the metal layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A tunnel strain gage possessing a thin discontinuous metal layer which changes its electrical resistance with strain, wherein the said strain gage (a) contains a thin discontinuous metal layer whose conduction effect is based predominantly on the tunnel effect and which is (b) applied uniformly to a thin, nonmetallic, dielectric or semiconducting substrate, the diffusion processes in the applied metal layer being reduced by interaction between the substrate and the metal layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, which has a thin covering layer on top of the discontinuous metal layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is a silicone-coated plastic film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is a uniaxially oriented plastic film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is an ordered ultrathin layer which is less than 0.1 μm thick.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is a silicone-coated plastic film, and a thin covering layer is present on top of the discontinuous metal layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is a uniaxially oriented plastic film, and a thin covering layer is present on top of the discontinuous metal layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is a polymer containing crystalline components.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal of the discontinuous metal layer is gold.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A strain gage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal of the metal layer is selected from the group consisting of tin, zinc, indium, cadmium, antimony and selenium.
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