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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. 18, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger P Daniel, Dearborn, MI (US);
Carl D Yost, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7343 / ; 7386204 ; 434274 ;
Abstract
A chest transducer for measuring the gross load distribution and direction of loading on the thorax of an anthropomorphic dummy during dynamic testing of a vehicle passenger restraint system. The chest transducer comprises a simulated rib cage constructed and arranged to permit dynamic measurements of at least three components of restraint system loads applied to a plurality of key segments of the rib cage during restraint system testing.