Patent ID: 7624646
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for forming a cartridge comprising a compressible material for evaluating at least one property upon being subjected to a compressive load, the cartridge having a first end, an opposed second end, and a longitudinally extending peripheral exterior surface extending along the axis between the first end and the second end, comprising: a piston configured for movement along a substantially linear path about and between a first position, in which no compressive load is transferred to the cartridge, and a second position, in which a compressive load is transferred to at least a portion of the cartridge; a selectively movable hydraulic cylinder operatively coupled to the piston, comprising a force gauge for quantifying the compressive load; and a means for rotating the cartridge about a rotation axis that is coaxial to the linear path when a compressive load is being transferred to the cartridge, comprising a motor driven shaft that rotates about a longitudinal axis of the motor driven shaft.