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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2020
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Steve J A Majerus, University Heights, OH (US);
Jeremy Dunning, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Katherine M. Bogie, Cleveland, OH (US);
Joseph A. Potkay, Plymouth, MI (US);
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A sensor apparatus includes at least one substrate layer of an elastically deformable material, the substrate layer extending longitudinally between spaced apart ends thereof. A conductive layer is attached to and extends longitudinally between the spaced apart ends of the at least one substrate layer. The conductive layer includes an electrically conductive material adapted to form a strain gauge having an electrical resistance that varies based on deformation of the conductive layer in at least one direction.