Patents by Inventor Florian Mettin

Florian Mettin 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).

  • Force and bending moment sensing arrangement and structure
    Patent number: 4178799
    Abstract: To prevent friction forces from falsifying output readings obtained upon lication of load between a base plate (1) and a load support plate (2), the base plate and the load support plate are rigidly connected by posts extending from one of the plates to an intermediate coupling element (3) and spokes extending from the coupling element (3) to the other one of the plates, bending deformation strain gauges being applied to the spokes and to the posts, respectively, so that forces applied in any direction will cause bending deformation of the spokes and posts, respectively, which can be evaluated with respect to the applied force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: Deutsch Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Lothar Schmieder, August Vilgertshofer, Florian Mettin