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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Westech Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Robert D. Cook, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jerold L. Johnson, Holladay, UT (US);
Philip Lake, Sandy, UT (US);
WesTech Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus may include a mounting structure. A first arm may be secured to the mounting structure and may extend from the mounting structure. A load cell may be mechanically coupled to the first arm to detect a first load applied to the first arm by relative movement between the first load cell and a viscous material in which the first arm may be submerged or at least partially disposed. A second arm may be secured to the mounting structure and may extend from the mounting structure. A second load cell may be mechanically coupled to the second arm to detect a second load applied to the second arm by relative movement between the second load cell and the viscous material. In one embodiment, load data related to the first and second loads may be used to estimate or determine at least one characteristic of the viscous material.