US Patent Issued to Smart Skin Technologies on Aug. 25 for "Systems, devices and methods for detecting axial forces acting upon a container" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,791, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Smart Skin Technologies Inc. (Fredericton, Canada).

"Systems, devices and methods for detecting axial forces acting upon a container" was invented by Ian Mckelvey (Fredericton, Canada), Jordan Ritchie (Island View, Canada) and Jonathan Halse (Saint Andrews, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices and methods for detecting axial forces, including residual forces, resulting from applying a crimp cap to a container are provided. The devices can include a device housing, a closing member, a capping section, a force measurement sensor, and a processing system. The closing member and t...