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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443156 | Apparatus and method for identifying defects on objects or for locating objects Apparatus and associated method for identifying defects on objects provide for—under computer driving—the AC voltage energization of at least one transmitting coil to be simultaneously effected by a carrier signal, and for an essentially amplitude-modulated rece... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7350309 | Extendable spacer device A spacer device for laser-optical measurement of hollow cylinders has at least two, preferably three arms which are coupled or interlaced with one another and which can be moved relative to one another. Each of the arms has a measurement roller on one end which is b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7119901 | Device for measurement of machine tools At least two identical combined transmitter/receivers are used to perform a measurement task to be carried out. Each combined transmitter/receiver utilizes a combined exit/entrance window. The identical configuration of the transmitter/receiver yields major cost adv... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7021156 | Measurement device for determining the straightness of shafts or shaft tunnels A device for determining the straightness of shafts or shaft tunnels in segments is used preferably in larger water craft, but can also be used for measurement of oil pipelines. A first and a second adapter which each contain an optical transmitting and receiving de... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6981333 | Ergonomic, interference signal-reducing position measurement probe for mutual alignment of bodies An ergonomically equipped and interference signal-reducing position measurement probe for mutual alignment of bodies has a speech input device and/or a speech output device. The probe is wirelessly linked to an external control or a higher-level supervisory computer... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966120 | Process and measurement device for determining the alignment of a cylindrical body A process for determining the alignment of a cylindrical body with respect to a reference direction by means of a measurement device which has a first and a second attachment area and a position measurement probe which is calibrated to the reference direction and is... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6805943 | Body to be bonded to a machine housing A body to be bonded to a machine housing. The body may include a substantially flat adhesion surface provided with an undercut portion. The undercut portion may form a disc-like shoulder and an acute, wedge-shaped edge with the periphery of the adhesion surface, whe... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6792688 | Process and device for determining the alignment of a body with regard to a reference direction The invention relates to a process and device for determining the alignment, with respect to a reference direction, of a cylindrical body (10) mounted to rotate around its lengthwise axis (22). The device including a position measurement probe (20 | 09/21/2004 |
| 6784986 | Device and process for alignment of machine shafts A device for aligning two machine shafts which are coupled to one another has: at least one laser light source for emitting laser light; at least one reflector for reflecting the laser light; at least one receiving device for receiving the laser... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6763597 | Arrangement and process for determining the relative alignment of two bodies A arrangement for determining the alignment of marked axes (22, 28, 36, 38, 48, 50) of a first (20, 30, 40) and a second body (26, 32, 42) relative to one another, which is provided with a first and a second measurement device (10, 12) wh... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6718280 | Measurement device for determining the three-dimensional orientation of a body relative to a reference direction The three-dimensional orientation of a body relative to a reference direction is determined with increased accuracy by using a gyro-based azimuth and elevation measurement device which has at least four and preferably eight individual gyros. The individual gyros are... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6706367 | Adhesive connection between an adhesion surface of a body and a corresponding adhesion surface on the outside of a machine housing A body to be bonded to a machine housing. The body may include a substantially flat adhesion surface provided with an undercut portion. The undercut portion may form a disc-like shoulder and an acute, wedge-shaped edge with the periphery of the adhesion surface, whe... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6686841 | Hanging device for establishing an electrically conductive contact with a hanging article and a monitoring system utilizing same The security system as presented is used preferredly to monitor paintings and other work of art. Essential component of the security system are suspending elements, for mounting e.g. paintings. The suspending elements also serve to transmit signals (data)... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6665064 | Electrooptical measurement device for ascertaining the relative position of bodies or of surface areas of these bodies To detect the relative position of bodies, surfaces or the like, especially those on machines, there is an optoelectronic sensor. The latter reacts to incident light, for example, monochromatic laser light. The available receiving surface is however compa... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6609305 | Process and device for determining the axial position of two machine spindles A process and device are provided for determining the axial position of two spindles or shafts, for example on machine tools, with respect to parallel offset and angular offset. The process includes moving both an optical transmitting device and also an o... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6611323 | Impact-protecting adaptation device for laser gyros An adapter for a laser gyro which acts at the same time as an impact shield. To do this, a laser gyro device is provided with a stable housing which has a jacket of elastic material. There is at least one reflecting element on the outer skin of the jacket... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6591682 | Device and process for signal analysis A device for detecting or analyzing machinery damage is used preferably in the determination of defects in roller bearings. Pulse-like machinery or bearing noise acquired by a sensor is converted into special time signals. These time signals correspond to... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591218 | Process for determining the alignment of a cylindrical body with respect to a reference direction A process for determining the alignment of a cylindrical body (10) with respect to a reference direction (18), by a position measurement probe (14) which is calibrated to the reference direction, a first position measurement being taken in a first measure... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6566871 | Process and device for testing a workpiece by means of eddy currents The invention relates to a process for testing of a workpiece by means of eddy currents induced by a field coil in the workpiece and from which a measurement signal is obtained by means of a measurement sensor, a pattern signal representative of a workpie... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6560566 | Signal analysis process A process for analyzing a signal which composed of a sequence of discrete amplitude values to which portions with different phase angle contribute. Here, a reshaped signal is formed in which the sequence of amplitude values is changed such that the amplit... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553837 | Process and apparatus device for analysis of roller bearings in machines The invention relates to a process for analysis of roller bearings (15) which have been installed in machines, by means of a sensor (10) a signal being recorded which is produced by the rolling motion, and the signal amplitude is evaluated in order to det... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6526829 | Process and apparatus for determining damage to cyclically moving machine components A process and apparatus for determining the damage on at least one cyclically moving machine component, whereby a signal caused by the motion of the component is picked up by a sensor. At least one portion of the signal with an adjustable period is separa... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6526671 | Adapter for checking the angular alignment of a roller which is to be precisely supported An adapter for a precision inspection instrument used for measurement of rollers or rolls in the paper, steel, film industry, without contacting the rollers or rolls. The adapter employs a high pressure fluid, such as compressed air, which emerges through... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6516533 | Device and process for measuring the mutual orientation of hollow cylinder and an assigned cut edge A method and apparatus for measuring the mutual orientation of an optionally oriented hollow cylinder and a cut end of a body containing the hollow cylinder by employing a high-precision laser gyroscope. In using this method, the orientation measurements ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6476914 | Process and device for ascertaining whether two successive shafts are in alignment The effectiveness of a method for checking for exact alignment of two successive shafts, axles or the like is improved by the fact the no measures with respect to linearization or temperature compensation are necessary any longer by using a light-sensitiv... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6457373 | Shock protection device for position-measuring probes The shock protection device prevents damage to optically and micromechanically acting gyroscopes. The gyroscope or precision instrument to be protected can be located in an inner housing shell which is spaced apart from an outer housing shell by elastic e... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6434849 | Method for determining a lateral and/or angular offset between two rotatable parts Data obtained by rotating a set of sensors attached to rotatable parts or the like, in order to perform an alignment of such rotatable parts, is organized in three dimensional vector form (triplets). Two components of such a three dimensional vector will ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6377040 | Eddy current probe and process for checking the edges of metal articles An eddy current-based test probe is used for checking especially the edges of rolled steel rods. It detects defects both in the transverse and also the longitudinal direction of these rods. The probe has a combination of several coils with which magnetic ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6356348 | Device for ascertaining the relative position of a reference axis of an object relative to a reference beam, in particular a laser beam A device is proposed, which makes it possible to ascertain the relative position of the reference axis BA of an object relative to a reference beam Rp of an electromagnetic radiation, in particular a laser beam. The device displays a spatially ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6342946 | Device for determining the axial position of hollow cylinders A laser head is placed roughly centrally in a hollow cylinder with the capacity to rotate. The pertinent rotation motion of the laser head takes place essentially around the lengthwise axis of the hollow cylinder, while the alignment of the laser beam agr... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6337742 | Device for ascertaining the relative position of a reference axis of an object relative to a reference beam, in particular a laser beam A device is proposed, which makes it possible to ascertain the relative position of the reference axis BA of an object relative to a reference beam Rp of an electro-magnetic radiation, in particular a laser beam. The device displays a spatially... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6233527 | System for monitoring units excited by oscillations A system for monitoring units excited by oscillations, having a computer-controlled central processing unit and a computer-controlled, transportable measuring apparatus. The measuring apparatus is programmed by the central processing unit, by way of a dat... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6223102 | Method and device for aligning the shaft of a rotating machine A method and an apparatus are specified for alignment of the shaft W1 of a rotating machine M1 in a predetermined nominal position by moving the machine M1 on the base, as well as an apparatus for carrying out the method. The instantaneous position of the... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6208944 | Method for determining and displaying spectra for vibration signals A portable electronic vibration measurement device, detects a large number of structure-borne sound signals using a predetermined sequence of a plurality of specific individual measurements each plurality of measurements taken at a different sampling freq... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6195615 | Method of mutually aligning bodies and position-measuring sensor therefor The invention concerns a method of mutually aligning bodies, in particular for the parallel alignment of shafts, rollers and the like, which can be carried out economically and simply in a substantially shorter time than the known methods used for this pu... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6146000 | Device for rotating an emitter device emitting a laser beam for the purpose of generating a plane or a conical surface A device for rotating an emitter device emitting a laser beam L about a rotation axis for the purpose of generating a plane or a conical surface has an elongated body of revolution 2 which carries the emitter device 1 and is held rotatably at the ends on ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6049378 | Device and method for mutually aligning bodies The spatial position of rollers or other mutually adjacent articles is measured or examined by indirect transport of a reference direction. To this end, an adaptor is placed on one of the rollers. The adaptor is equipped with a light source which emits a ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6046799 | Device for ascertaining misalignments of two shafts arranged one behind the other A device for ascertaining misalignments of two shafts (1, 2) arranged one behind the other has a light emitter (6) rigidly fixed on one shaft (1) and which transmits in a manner known per se an alignment measurement beam (F) onto a detector surface (8a) o... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5922977 | Method and apparatus for detecting a soft foot condition of at least one machine and for correction thereof A system and method for detecting a soft foot condition of one or more machines. Several measurements of a soft foot condition of a machine to be tested are made and the numerical output of the measuring device is stored in a memory of the device of the p... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5899769 | Device for connecting a coaxial cable to contacts which can be connected to extension lead arrangements A device for connecting a coaxial cable to first and second contacts which are secured in an enclosure. The enclosure is equipped with an insert having an inner bore to snugly seat the coaxial cable and whose center axis is in true alignment with the firs... | 05/04/1999 |
