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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. 17, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mont A. Johnson, Perry, UT (US);
Randy L. Everton, Brigham City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Edina, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/24 ;
Abstract
A stress sensor is provided that is suited for measurement of stress between adjacent mated bodies, such as at an interface. The stress sensor permits measurement of stress, preferably a shear component of the stress substantially exclusive of the normal component. A system including the stress sensor and a method of measuring stress, especially the shear component of stress, using the sensor are also provided.