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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Joel Seth Browning, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Joel Seth Browning, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Custom Sensors & Technologies, Inc., Moorpark, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 22/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dual rate force transducer is disclosed. A spring is machined to have a first spring portion with a first spring rate, a second spring portion with a second spring rate, and a platen between the spring portions. A pair of flanges are affixed to the distal ends of the spring portions. At least one sensor is affixed to one of the flanges, and at least one other sensor is affixed to another one of the flanges. Mounting hardware is used to couple the springs, flanges and platen together, including at least one mechanical stop to limit displacement of the spring.