Patents by Inventor Robert T. Fuge

Robert T. Fuge 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).

  • Axial force pressure transducer
    Patent number: 10996121
    Abstract: A system and method configured to measure applied force and pressure on a load cell. The system includes an axial force pressure transducer having a hollow cross section comprising at least two strain sensitive regions, and a plurality of strain sensors connected to the at least two strain sensitive regions, wherein applied force and pressure is calculated based on strain measurements using mathematical formulae. A method of calibration of the axial force pressure transducer using known applied force and pressure measurements to calculate a calibration matrix reflecting the strain sensitivities of the at least two strain sensitive regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Interface, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Burrow, LaVar Clegg, Robert T. Fuge, Brock Palmer
  • Axial Force Pressure Transducer
    Publication number: 20200088592
    Abstract: A system and method configured to measure applied force and pressure on a load cell. The system includes an axial force pressure transducer having a hollow cross section comprising at least two strain sensitive regions, and a plurality of strain sensors connected to the at least two strain sensitive regions, wherein applied force and pressure is calculated based on strain measurements using mathematical formulae. A method of calibration of the axial force pressure transducer using known applied force and pressure measurements to calculate a calibration matrix reflecting the strain sensitivities of the at least two strain sensitive regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Burrow, LaVar Clegg, Robert T. Fuge, Brock Palmer
  • Axial force pressure transducer
    Patent number: 10488281
    Abstract: A system and method configured to measure applied force and pressure on a load cell. The system includes an axial force pressure transducer having a hollow cross section having at least two strain sensitive regions, and a plurality of strain sensors connected to the at least two strain sensitive regions, wherein applied force and pressure is calculated based on strain measurements using mathematical formulae. A method of calibration of the axial force pressure transducer uses known applied force and pressure measurements to calculate a calibration matrix reflecting the strain sensitivities of the at least two strain sensitive regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Interface, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Burrow, LaVar Clegg, Robert T. Fuge, Brock Palmer
  • Axial Force Pressure Transducer
    Publication number: 20190154526
    Abstract: A system and method configured to measure applied force and pressure on a load cell. The system includes an axial force pressure transducer having a hollow cross section comprising at least two strain sensitive regions, and a plurality of strain sensors connected to the at least two strain sensitive regions, wherein applied force and pressure is calculated based on strain measurements using mathematical formulae. A method of calibration of the axial force pressure transducer using known applied force and pressure measurements to calculate a calibration matrix reflecting the strain sensitivities of the at least two strain sensitive regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Burrow, LaVar Clegg, Robert T. Fuge, Brock Palmer
  • Load cell
    Patent number: D863086
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Interface, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Burrow, Robert T. Fuge, Brock Palmer