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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:
Aug. 23, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Forest J Carignan, Bedford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73862041 ; 73761 ;
Abstract
A bolt torque and tension transducer for determining torque and tension on a bolt includes a pair of nested concentric sensing elements. The inner sensing element measures tension on a bolt as well as the thread torque required to tighten the nut on the bolt. The outer sensing element measures the applied torque to the bolt.