ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,296, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to MTS Systems Corp. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
"Flat belt tester with moving endless support member" was invented by Zdenek Mestenhauser (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A testing machine for rotating test specimens includes a frame and a roadway assembly. The roadway assembly includes an endless belt that provides a surface for engaging the test specimen and is supported by and rolls on rollers. An endless support member supported by the frame is disposed between the rollers and engages the endless belt from below. The endless support member moves with or is synchronized so as to have a v...