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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:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
Applicant:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Brendan L. Nation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Nicolas Argibay, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/56 (2006.01); G01N 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/56 (2013.01); G01N 19/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an in situ testing system, which includes a wear tester and an enclosure. The wear tester is configured to apply a normal load, by way of a tip, to a surface of the test sample. Use of an enclosure allows such wear testing to be conducted in a controlled environment.