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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Joseph R. Samaniuk, Madison, WI (US);
Daniel J. Klingenberg, Stoughton, WI (US);
Charles T. Scott, Mt. Horeb, WI (US);
Thatcher W. Root, Madison, WI (US);
Joseph R. Samaniuk, Madison, WI (US);
Daniel J. Klingenberg, Stoughton, WI (US);
Charles T. Scott, Mt. Horeb, WI (US);
Thatcher W. Root, Madison, WI (US);
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A device and a method are provided for measuring the yield stress of a fluid. The device includes a container for receiving the fluid therein and an auger having a shaft extending along an axis and a helical flange extending radially about the shaft. The auger is movable in the fluid between a first position and a second position. A sensor is operatively connected to the auger. The sensor measures a force on the auger as the auger moves from the first position to the second position. A linkage is interconnected to the sensor. The linkage translates motion to the auger.