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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020

Filed:

May. 22, 2018
Applicants:

John D. Norwood, Houston, TX (US);

Virgilio Go Boncan, Houston, TX (US);

Kevin Madsen, Houston, TX (US);

Adam Olson, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

John D. Norwood, Houston, TX (US);

Virgilio Go Boncan, Houston, TX (US);

Kevin Madsen, Houston, TX (US);

Adam Olson, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

OFI Testing Equipment, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/04 (2006.01); F04B 51/00 (2006.01); F04B 19/22 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); F04B 9/14 (2006.01); G01N 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/04 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01); F04B 9/14 (2013.01); F04B 19/22 (2013.01); F04B 51/00 (2013.01); G01N 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of a quantifying force management system generally include a force applicator, a force indicator, and a force application assembly that includes a housing having an internal bore, a housing cap, and a force translator. In various embodiments, a portion of the force applicator extends through a housing cap opening wherein a force applicator bottom surface contacts a force translator top surface within the housing bore and whereby upon application of longitudinal force via the force applicator the force translator is compressed, and wherein the force indicator indicates the quantity of force being applied. In one aspect, embodiments of the quantifying force management system are incorporated in a piston assembly for use with a pressurized fluid density balance. A method of using the quantifying force management system, as a component of the piston assembly, in measuring the density of a liquid sample utilizing a fluid density balance is also provided.


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