Patents Assigned to Smiser Industries, Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for determining tension in a cable
    Patent number: 4565099
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring tension in a suspended cable or the like, wherein the tension may be derived from sensor signals corresponding to the fundamental frequency of vibration in the cable and which enables accurate tension measurements to be made from sensors located at or near the terminal end of a span of cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Smiser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William S. Arnold