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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Alpha Technologies Services Llc, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Matthew S. McMaster, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Keith Buzek, Akron, OH (US);
William J. Roblin, III, North Royalton, OH (US);
Assignee:
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES SEREVICES LLC, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 11/14 (2006.01); G01N 11/16 (2006.01); G01N 33/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 11/162 (2013.01); G01N 33/442 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application relates generally rheometers. In one aspect, misalignment of the air cylinder with respect to the cross-head is accommodated using a flexible coupling between the air cylinder and the cross-head so as to prevent binding and stuttering of the machine due to misalignment.