Optical weighing scale utilizing a prism

• Main Author: BOSSE; THOMAS W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.08.1985
• Edition: 3
• Subjects: MEASURING; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; PHYSICS; TESTING; WEIGHING

An optical transducer that uses a prism for the purpose of determining a load applied thereto which may be used to find the weight of an object. In accordance with known optical principals, when a load is applied to a material such as plastic, glass, crystal and the like, its index of refraction cha...