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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:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
William T Johnson, Oswego, NY (US);
Daniel J Hare, Oswego, NY (US);
Assignee:
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G01L / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73760 ; 73767 ; 73162 ; 73862621 ; 73862191 ;
Abstract
A strain gage device that includes a split collar having a pair of hinged half sections arranged to close in pressure contact against a structural member bearing a strain inducing load. Each half section further contains a flexible ligament that is held in pressure contact against the member when the collar is closed. Strain gages are mounted on the back side of each ligament for sensing the amount of strain experienced by the structural member.