# US 12,181,372 B2 · Stabilizer mat test system and methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,181,372 B2 - Document ID: US12181372B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/952,052 - Filed: 2022-09-23 - Published: 2023-03-23 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-23 - Assignees: Raptor Tech, Inc. - Applicants: Raptor Tech, Inc. - Inventors: Paul S. Perkins, II; Andrew S. Oliver - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12181372B2 ## CPC - G01M 17/04: Suspension or damping - B66C 13/16: Applications of indicating, registering, or weighing devices (in crane hooks B66C1/40; in safety gear B66C15/00; weighing-apparatus G01G; remote indicating in general G08) - B66C 15/00: Safety gear (for rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms B66D1/54) - B66C 23/78: Supports, e.g. outriggers, for mobile cranes - G01M: TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B66C: CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES ({specially adapted for lifting invalids A61G7/10;} rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms, braking or detent devices therefor B66D; specially adapted for nuclear reactors G21) ## Abstract A system and methods for stabilizer mat testing comprising a compressible material element and platen elements. Two stabilizer mats are positioned on opposing surfaces of the compressible material element and located between the platen elements. A force is supplied to the test system, i.e., a fluid supplied by a fluid supply component to the compressible material element, a load supplied by a load supply component to the compressible material element, or both. Displacement measurements from the stabilizer mat are obtained and evaluated. Stabilizer mat testing may be a standardized method used to validate design and manufacture, to test a simulated use that may occur in the field, to monitor life cycle, or to certify performance. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A test system for stabilizer mats, the system comprising: a compressible material component comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is configured to receive a first stabilizer mat and the second surface is configured to receive a second stabilizer mat with one of the stabilizer mats being inverted; a first platen element and a second platen element, wherein the compressible material is positioned between the platen elements; a fluid supply component provides a fluid to the compressible material component; a first measuring component measures one or more pressure values resultant from the fluid supplied to the compressible material component; a second measuring component measures one or more displacement values obtained from one or more of the first stabilizer mat and the second stabilizer mat; and a data collection component records the one or more pressure values and the one or more displacement values. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1 further comprising: a load supply component provides a load to one or more of the platen elements; and a third measuring component measures one or more force values resultant from the load supplied to the compressible material component. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The test system according to claim 2, wherein the data collection component further records the one or more force values. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1, wherein both the first platen element and the second platen element are fixed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The test system according to claim 2, wherein one of the platen elements is fixed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The test system according to claim 5, wherein one of the platen elements includes a hydraulic jack. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1 further comprising a relief element connected to the fluid supply component. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1 further comprising a reservoir element connected to the fluid supply component. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1, wherein the compressible material element is an inflatable bladder element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1, wherein each platen element further comprises a spacer block element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The test system according to claim 10, wherein the spacer block element is shaped the same as the stabilizer mat under test. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is a liquid. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is a gas. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The test system according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is air. ### Claim 15 A test system for stabilizer mats, the system comprising: a compressible material component comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is configured to receive a first stabilizer mat and the second surface is configured to receive a second stabilizer mat with one of the stabilizer mats being inverted; a first platen element and a second platen element, wherein the compressible material is positioned between the platen elements; a load supply component provides a load to one or more of the platen elements; a first measuring component measures one or more force values resultant from the load supplied to the compressible material component; a second measuring component measures one or more displacement values obtained from one or more of the first stabilizer mat and the second stabilizer mat; and a data collection component records the one or more force values and the one or more displacement values. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The test system according to claim 15, wherein one of the platen elements is fixed. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The test system according to claim 15, wherein the compressible material element is an inflated bladder element. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The test system according to claim 15, wherein each platen element further comprises a spacer block element. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The test system according to claim 18, wherein the spacer block element is shaped the same as the stabilizer mat under test. ### Claim 20 A method for testing stabilizer mats, the method comprising: inverting a first stabilizer mat; positioning the first stabilizer mat on a first surface of a compressible material component; locating a second stabilizer mat on a second surface of the compressible material component; placing a first platen element on the first stabilizer mat and a second platen element on the second stabilizer mat; installing one or more measuring components on the one or more stabilizer mats, the one or more measuring components configured to measure displacement values; supplying a force, wherein a fluid is supplied to the compressible material element by a fluid supply component and a load is supplied to the compressible material element by a load supply component, or both; and recording the displacement values measured by the one or more measuring components.