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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:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2019
Applicant:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Brendan L. Nation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael T. Dugger, Tijeras, NM (US);
John Curry, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/56 (2006.01); G01N 3/02 (2006.01); G01L 3/08 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/56 (2013.01); G01L 3/08 (2013.01); G01N 3/02 (2013.01); G01N 21/27 (2013.01); G01N 2201/063 (2013.01); G01N 2201/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates, in part, to systems for characterizing force (e.g., friction, wear, and/or torque). In one embodiment, the system allows for wear testing of samples in a high throughput manner. In another embodiment, the system allows for torque sensing in a non-contact manner.