ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,050, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to BPG-ARROWHEAD WINCH INC. (Broken Arrow, Okla.).
"Radial load measuring apparatus" was invented by Shane Strahl (Jenks, Okla.), Floyd James Hendrix (Coweta, Okla.), Jonathan Miller (Skiatook, Okla.) and Christopher A. Nelson (Lake Preston, S.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radial load measuring apparatus is disclosed, which may include a rotational member rotatably supported to rotate about an axis of rotation and configured to be subjected to a radial load, and at least one support member interfacing with the rotational member. Each support member may have a contact interface that is orien...