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Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2023
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

Hawken S. Downs, Marysville, WA (US);

Brian Scott Kasperson, Snoqualmie, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/14 (2006.01); G01N 3/04 (2006.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01); G01N 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/14 (2013.01); G01N 3/04 (2013.01); G01N 3/08 (2013.01); G01N 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Sustained load fixture and methods of use. The sustained load fixture comprises a force applicator within an outer housing; a first specimen mount secured to the outer housing and configured to hold a first end of a specimen to be loaded; a second specimen mount secured to an inner housing and configured to hold a second end of the specimen to be loaded; and the inner housing movable relative to the outer housing to apply a tension to the specimen through the second specimen mount, the force applicator positioned to apply a force to the inner housing such that the inner housing translates the force from the force applicator into the tension on the specimen.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Downs, Hawken. (2026). Sustained load fixture and methods of placing a specimen in tension (U.S. Patent No. 12730045). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12730045

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