Load indicating member with identifying mark
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasonic transducer coupled with an object, for making ultrasonic measurements in the object; and
information storage means on the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the information storage means includes markings corresponding to data associated with the object.
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Abstract
A load indicating member is provided with a permanent identifying mark which can be read and used to determine ultrasonic measurement parameters specific to the load indicating member to provide more precise and more reliable load measurements by compensating for differences resulting from manufacturing variations in individual load indicating members. The parameters specific to the load indicating member can be stored in coding applied to the load indicating member or in a database that can be accessed remotely, for example, using the Internet.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an ultrasonic transducer coupled with an object, for making ultrasonic measurements in the object; and information storage means on the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the information storage means includes markings corresponding to data associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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