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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Applicant:
Christopher P. Smith, Woodstock, GA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher P. Smith, Woodstock, GA (US);
Assignee:
Crane Nuclear, Inc., Kennesaw, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for measuring forces on a sensor body, comprising a beam. An array comprising at least one recess is formed in the beam. The array has a length-to-height ration of less than 1.0. At least one strain transducer is mounted in at least one recess, wherein when incorporated in a sensor body the device is sufficiently rigid to provide low overall deflection while providing adequately high metric strain levels.