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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Gauthier Biomedical, Inc., Grafton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael T. Gauthier, Grafton, WI (US);
Austin R. S. Braganza, Grafton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Gauthier Biomedical, Inc., Grafton, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/142 (2006.01); G01L 25/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/1425 (2013.01); G01L 5/24 (2013.01); G01L 25/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque wrench is provided that includes a force measuring mechanism that enables the wrench to display the force exerted by the wrench and to perform a check of the calibration of the force measuring mechanism. The mechanism can perform the calibration check and can provide feedback to the user regarding the need, if any, for the calibration of the force sensing mechanism prior to further use of the device.