US Patent Issued to Anton Paar on Nov. 11 for "Method and rheometer for measuring the viscosity of a specimen" (Austrian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,841, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Anton Paar GmbH (Graz-Strassgang, Austria).

"Method and rheometer for measuring the viscosity of a specimen" was invented by Andreas Krugfahrt (Maria Lankowitz, Austria), Stefan Bauer (Seiersberg, Austria) and Johannes Zach (Sankt Marein bei Graz, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rheometer and a method for measuring viscosity of a specimen include a motor-driven measuring shaft, a first measuring part fastened to the shaft, a second measuring part below the first measuring part, the measuring parts defining a measuring gap receiving the specimen and having a thickness set by the measuri...