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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2022
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Thomas S Ramotowski, Tiverton, RI (US);
Anthony S Poirier, Westport, MA (US);
Eric A Warner, Coventry, RI (US);
Abstract
A test sample is provided for measuring tensile strength of an adhesive bond between two identical substrates. Each identical substrate has first and second identical ends. An end from one substrate is aligned with an end from the other substrate so that they completely overlap and abut each other. Adhesive is applied to the abutting ends. An alignment fixture aligns the substrates while the adhesive cures. Each substrate includes through holes for mounting to a test machine without the use of special grips. After a test sample has been tested to failure, a new test sample can be quickly made by reversing the orientation of the substrates by 180 degrees and using their opposite ends to make a new test sample. After both ends of a substrate have been used for testing, both ends can be cleaned and the substrates reused for new test samples.