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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dennis M. Kochmann, Pasadena, CA (US);
Charles S. Wojnar, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jean-Briac le Graverend, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/24 (2006.01); G01N 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 3/06 (2006.01); H01F 1/01 (2006.01); G01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/02 (2013.01); G01N 3/00 (2013.01); G01N 3/068 (2013.01); H01F 1/01 (2013.01); G01N 2203/005 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0073 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and material wherein the material's viscoelastic and/or fatigue life may be altered by application of a secondary tuning electromagnetic field or a selected temperature, and the material's viscoelastic and/or fatigue properties are measured by a mechanical response of the material caused by applying a primary driving electromagnetic field.