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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Salzbrenner, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Brad Boyce, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2006.01); G01N 3/26 (2006.01); G01N 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spring performance tester and method of testing a spring are disclosed that has improved accuracy and precision over prior art spring testers. The tester can perform static and cyclic testing. The spring tester can provide validation for product acceptance as well as test for cyclic degradation of springs, such as the change in the spring rate and fatigue failure.