Patents by Inventor Erik G. Herbert

Erik G. Herbert 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).

  • Measurement of properties of thin specimens based on experimentally acquired force-displacement data
    Patent number: 7441465
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for obtaining force-displacement responses for a specimen or sample of material. The sample is supported with a spanning portion spanning in an environment between at least three points not in a line, wherein the points are fixed relative to each other, and wherein the spanning portion is capable of displacement relative to the points. An oscillating mechanical excitation at at least one frequency and at at least one known amplitude is applied to the spanning portion. In addition, at least one other mechanical excitation is also applied to the spanning portion independently of the oscillating mechanical excitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren C. Oliver, Erik G. Herbert