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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:
Jan. 22, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darell E Engelhaupt, Huntsville, AL (US);
Kurt H Irlesberger, Longwood, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73760 ; 204407 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for monitoring stress in a coating of material. The apparatus has a fluid-filled chamber and a deformable diaphragm on which the coating is applied forming a wall of the chamber, the fluid, which is generally incompressible, having a pressure due to pressing of the diaphragm against the fluid which is indicative of stress in the coating. The apparatus also includes a pressure transducer in communication with the fluid for sensing the fluid pressure and converting the fluid pressure to electrical signals whereby the electrical signals are indicative of the stress in the coating of material.