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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Delaware Capital Formation, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
John Smith, Streetly, GB;
Assignee:
DE-STA-CO Europe GmbH, Oberursel, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/18 (2006.01); B23P 19/10 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B25J 9/0012 (2013.01); B25J 15/0061 (2013.01); B25J 18/00 (2013.01); B25J 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A boom has a cylindrical body with a coupling flange at each end. The body is manufactured from a carbon fiber material. During construction of the carbon fiber body, an electronic feedback mechanism is embedded into the carbon fiber. The electronic feedback mechanism may be a simple electronic strain gauge. Optionally, the feedback mechanism may include a fiber optic cable woven into the carbon fiber weave.