Patents by Inventor Audrey BRIODEAU-LINE

Audrey BRIODEAU-LINE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and methods for material testing configured to apply a releasable clamping force to secure a crosshead
    Patent number: 11913914
    Abstract: An example material testing apparatus includes: guide means; sample holding means for holding a sample; force means for applying force to the sample; a crosshead arranged to support at least a portion of one or both of the sample holding means and the force means, wherein the crosshead is moveable about the guide means; automated clamping means configured to apply a releasable clamping force between the guide means and the crosshead to secure the crosshead at a location with respect to the guide means, and a controller configured to control the automated clamping means to apply the clamping force between the guide means and the crosshead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Kirby, Audrey Briodeau-Line, Edward Dempsey, Graham Mead
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL TESTING
    Publication number: 20220091001
    Abstract: An example material testing apparatus includes: guide means; sample holding means for holding a sample; force means for applying force to the sample; a crosshead arranged to support at least a portion of one or both of the sample holding means and the force means, wherein the crosshead is moveable about the guide means; automated clamping means configured to apply a releasable clamping force between the guide means and the crosshead to secure the crosshead at a location with respect to the guide means, and a controller configured to control the automated clamping means to apply the clamping force between the guide means and the crosshead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew KIRBY, Audrey BRIODEAU-LINE, Edward DEMPSEY, Graham MEAD