ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,404, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute (Beijing).

"Apparatus and method for testing sensitivity consistency of acoustic emission sensor" was invented by Junjiao Zhang (Beijing), Yongna Shen (Beijing), Gongtian Shen (Beijing), Zhiquan Wang (Beijing) and Daqing Chen (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for testing sensitivity consistency of an acoustic emission sensor are provided. The apparatus uses a cylindrical polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) rod as a test bench. A clamping seat, a clamping block, and a mounting cylinder are mounted on one end of th...