Object having a layer of conducting material forming a sensing device
US7766547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K2217/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object comprising a body part having an electrically insulating outer surface part, and a first layer arranged on the outer surface part. The first layer is formed by one or more electrically conducting materials and defines one or more conducting paths between a first area of the outer surface part and a second area of the outer surface part. Thereby electrical signals may be transferred between the first and second area parts. The layer further defines a sensing device, which is thereby embedded into the object. The object is provided with a threaded portion defining an outer thread. Thereby the object may easily be fitted into an opening having a mating inner thread. The object may be in the form of an ordinary bolt with a sensing device embedded in a surface part thereof.
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