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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:
Apr. 03, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas L De Fazio, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386204 ; 7386264 ; 3316 / ;
Abstract
A force detecting system for a remote center compliance device, including: a first rigid monolithic part; a second rigid monolithic part spaced from the first part; at least three compressible, shear deformable means interconnecting the first and second parts and disposed along conical radii from a center; and at least one axial proximity displacement sensor for detecting the distance between the parts.