USE OF LOAD MEASUREMENTS FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF JOINTS DURING ASSEMBLY - Patent 0902891

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EP 0 902 891 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/12

(21)	Application number: 97927860.0

(22)	Date of filing: 02.06.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01L 5/ 24^{( . )}
G01N 29/ 34^{( . )}

G01N 29/ 07^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/009271

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/045725 (04.12.1997 Gazette 1997/52)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

31.05.1996 US 19960018859P
30.05.1997 US 19970866886

(71)	Applicant: Ultrafast Inc.
	Malvern, PA 19355 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KIBBLEWHITE, Ian, E. Strafford, PA 19087 (US) VECCHIO, Christopher, J. Broomall, PA 19008 (US)

(74)	Representative: Marx, Lothar, Dr.
	Patentanwälte Schwabe, Sandmair, Marx Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München 81677 München (DE)

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