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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Damian Hajduk, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Carlson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ravi Srinivasan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Symyx Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/110 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a parallel rheometer and improved force sensor elements, which may advantageously be used in combination with the parallel rheometer. The parallel rheometer of the present invention allows simultaneous measurements of a plurality of samples so as to allow characterization of a plurality of samples within a short time period. The force sensor element according to the present invention allows simultaneous measurement of a shear force and a normal force applied to the sensor element. Moreover, the force sensor may employ stress-optic material.