ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,587, issued on July 1, was assigned to LORD Corp. (Cary, N.C.).
"Hanger bearing mounted torque sensor" was invented by Daniel E. Kakaley (Cary, N.C.), Scott Kennedy (Durham, N.C.), Charles A. Clifton (Cary, N.C.), William Arlendo Smith (Holly Springs, N.C.), Gary Martin (Raleigh, N.C.), Russell E. Altieri (Holly Springs, N.C.) and Douglas Swanson (Cary, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Torque sensing devices, systems, and methods are capable of measuring and/or determining a torque being transmitted through a shaft by measuring the torsional deformation of the shaft over a short length thereof. Such devices, systems, and devices ha...