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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2024
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Trina L. Merrick, Stevensville, MD (US);
Andrei Abelev, McLean, VA (US);
Michael S. Vermillion, Crofton, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a head having an obverse side and a reverse side. The apparatus includes a vertical load cell detachably connected to the obverse side. The vertical load cell in operation measures a plurality of vertical loads at a respective plurality of ground depths. The apparatus includes a plurality of pins connected to the reverse side. Each pin of the plurality of pins includes a rod and a cone connected to the rod. The apparatus includes a torsional load cell detachably connected to the obverse side. The torsional load cell in operation measures a plurality of torques at a respective plurality of rotational angles.