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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/00 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/019 (2013.01); G01L 1/2293 (2013.01); B60G 2204/1162 (2013.01); B60G 2204/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanical component for a vehicle, such as a ball stud, having a cylindrical measurement region with an outer surface. A force sensor is associated with the cylindrical measurement region for detecting at least one force to which the component is exposed. The forces detected by the nanotube sensor may include compressive and/or tensile stress forces. The force sensor includes a layer of carbon nanotubes applied to the outer surface of the cylindrical measurement region.