Safety system interfaces and material testing systems including safety system interfaces

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11726018
APP PUB NO 20200173894A1
SERIAL NO

16697883

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An example material testing system includes: an actuator configured to control an operator-accessible component of the material testing system; and one or more processors configured to: control the actuator based on at least one of an operator command or a material testing process; determine, based on a plurality of inputs, a state of the material testing system from a plurality of predetermined states, the predetermined states comprising one or more unrestricted states and one or more restricted states; when the state of the material testing system is one of the restricted states, enforce a restriction on the actuator; and in response to completion of an action involving controlling the actuator, automatically set the state of the material testing system to one of the restricted states.

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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC155 HARLEM AVENUE GLENVIEW IL 60025

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Peterson, Martin Allen Wrentham, US 6 8
Pope, Mary Elizabeth Newton, US 4 5

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