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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2019
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
The United States Government As Represented BY the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Jonathan L. Pearlman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jonathan A. Duvall, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Samuel T. Bucior, Greenboro, NC (US);
University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A load cell apparatus includes a base member, a cap member, a number of first members provided between the base member and the cap member and forming at least a portion of a support wall of the load cell apparatus, and a plurality of strain gauges directly coupled to the number of first members, the plurality of strain gauges being positioned to measure an axial load applied to the load cell in a direction extending from the cap member to the base member.