US Patent Issued to Lafayette College on May 6 for "Sensor for concrete static modulus of elasticity in situ measurement" (Pennsylvania, New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,414, issued on May 6, was assigned to Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.).

"Sensor for concrete static modulus of elasticity in situ measurement" was invented by David M. Mante (Easton, Pa.), Zachary W. Coleman (Brodheadsville, Pa.) and Aaron Buck (Lebanon, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor device for detecting static modulus of elasticity in situ comprising: top and bottom frame end plates, the top and bottom frame end plates connected by frame side bars; a dry cavity connected to the top frame end plate and comprising a piston, precompression mechanism, and piston transfer plate; a displacement measurement gauge extending fr...