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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Carl B. Gifford, Buckley, WA (US);
Carl B. Gifford, Buckley, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods of measuring the electrical resistance of electrically-conductive materials are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a substrate, and first, second, third, and fourth elongated conductive members. Each conductive member includes a first portion at least partially disposed on the substrate and a second portion. Each of the first portions is spaced apart from one or more adjacent first portions and is engageable with the electrically-conductive material along a contact length. The apparatus may include a source operatively coupled to the second portions of the first and fourth conductive members, and a meter operatively coupled to the second portions of second and third conductive members.