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Mastication detector and measurement apparatus and method of measuring mastication

  • US 5,067,488 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1990
  • Issued: 11/26/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for detecting mastication, the apparatus comprising:

  • detecting means for detecting a displacement of a part of the side of a face, said detecting means comprising a flexible plate-like detecting element of a high-molecular weight polymer of piezoelectric material; and

    holding means for securing said plate-like detecting element in a position in close contact with the part of the side of a face, said holding means including a housing, a body of resilient material disposed in said housing and over which body said detecting element is disposed, and a cover covering said detecting element and secured to said housing.

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