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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2002
Raghavan Srinivasan, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Wright State University, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a device for testing the abrasiveness of paper and other sheet materials. The device comprises a punching module, a feed module for moving the material, a holding module that holds the material while the punching module penetrated the material, and an instrument that records and analyzes the amount of force needed to punch through the material and then calculates the abrasive properties of the material. The punching module comprises a punching instrument for punching the material, a driving mechanism for operating the punching instrument, and a measurement system that measures the amount of the force required to punch the material. A method for using the device is also provided.