Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Jerina

Kenneth L. Jerina 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).

  • Test specimen holder
    Patent number: 5945607
    Abstract: A test specimen holder for holding a test specimen in a material testing machine that applies force loads to the test specimen includes a base member having a first end coupleable to the material testing machine and a second end remote from the first end. A longitudinal axis extends from the first end to the second end. A body member extends from the second end to the first end and includes an aperture disposed on the longitudinal axis for receiving the test specimen. A displacement device displaces the body member relative to the base member substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Greg A. Peppel, Martin M. Gram, Vogel P. Grote, Kenneth L. Jerina