ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,804, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Elastomeric strain gauge load sensors" was invented by David Frank Haynes (Arlington, Texas) and Philip Reese Boyer (Colleyville, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load sensor includes a compressible body positionable between two surfaces. The compressible body has a plurality of aligned layers including first and second outer shims with a middle shim positioned therebetween and with a resilient material interposed between each adjacent shim. The second outer shim has a gap that exposes an unsupported area of the middle shim. A strain gauge is ...