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Patent No.:

US 7997131 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2010

Dual-string dynamometer for measuring dental handpiece power at high speed and low torque

Applicants:

Eugene J. Novak, Deerfield, IL (US);

Tom Papanek, Lake Forest, IL (US);

Tadeusz Parafinczuk, Palatine, IL (US);

Todd Fanciullo, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Inventors:

Eugene J. Novak, Deerfield, IL (US);

Tom Papanek, Lake Forest, IL (US);

Tadeusz Parafinczuk, Palatine, IL (US);

Todd Fanciullo, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Assignee:

Dentsply International, Inc., York, PA (US);

Attorneys:

Douglas J. Hura

David A. Zourne

Leana Levin

Primary Examiner:

Max Noori

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A dual-string tension dynamometer () utilizes two strings () wrapped around approximately ninety degrees of a test wheel (). The lateral forces (E, F) are balanced such that the total lateral force net value is zero. The results reflect purely torsional loading.

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Novak, Eugene. (2011). Dual-string dynamometer for measuring dental handpiece power at high speed and low torque (U.S. Patent No. 7997131). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7997131

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