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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:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Applicants:
David M. Chancellor, Dewey, OK (US);
Gangerico G. Ramos, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Milton B. Enderlin, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
David M. Chancellor, Dewey, OK (US);
Gangerico G. Ramos, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Milton B. Enderlin, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for estimating a physical property of a specimen, particularly the specimen strength, are provided. More specifically, a roller indenter comprising an indenting wheel and a force indicator is used to create an elongated trough in a specimen. The width of the trough is measured as a plurality of locations and correlated with a known standard to provide an estimate of the strength of the sample.