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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:
Feb. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter J Whatley, San Diego, CA (US);
Gregory M Duchnak, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Missile Systems Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
374 49 ; 73826 ;
Abstract
A fixture for performing tensile tests on advanced materials at extremely high temperatures (greater than 2500 degrees fahrenheit). The fixture allows gripping a specimen without introducing thermal gradient in the specimen. It incorporates a self aligning feature while avoiding thermal stress problems inherent in using different materials at elevated temperatures.