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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
James C Couchman, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Dynamics Corporation, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73761 ;
Abstract
A threaded fastener incorporating a removable ultrasonic transducer for obtaining preload measurements as well as other measurements for quality control inspection or for monitoring purposes. The transducer may be removed for repair or replacement purposes.