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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984561 | Device for determining dimension of a workpiece A device for determining dimensions of a workpiece includes a locating apparatus, a determining apparatus and a main processor. The locating apparatus includes a locating board supporting workpieces and defining at least one detecting aperture therethrough. The dete... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7908758 | Profile measuring of tube/pipe ends The invention concerns a profile measuring fixture for the measuring of the profile of a surface of a narrow body, especially the profile of the surface of the wall of a tube end with a holding fixture (8) for the body (7) and at least a first measurin... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7805854 | Systems and methods for positioning and measuring objects using a CMM Objects having complex geometries, such as tubular segments with multiple bends, can be measured using a system including a coordinate measurement machine. The system can include multiple supports for the object to reduce error due to sag of an object under its own ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7748134 | Measuring device for cylinder A measuring device includes a base, a holding member mounted to the base and having a notch for holding a cylinder, a guide rod connected to the base and defining an axial direction parallel to an axial direction of the cylinder, and a gauge mounted with the guide r... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7726035 | Measuring device A measuring device, includes a guiding rail, a sliding unit levitatedly slidably engaged with the guiding rail, and a measuring unit fixed to the sliding unit and comprising at least one dial gauge mounted thereto. ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7676944 | Shape inspection device for curved hose A shape inspection device is adapted for a curved resin hose having a hose body including a bent portion. The shape inspection device has a first fixing portion for fixing one longitudinal end portion of the curved resin hose, a second fixing portion for fixing the ... | 03/16/2010 |
| RE41057 | Method and apparatus using a closed loop controlled actuator for surface profilometry An apparatus for profiling the surface of a workpiece, including a probe adapted to make contact with the surface of a workpiece, a sensor for determining or deriving the force between the probe and the workpiece surface, an actuator that adjusts the position of the... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7436523 | Eyeglass frame measurement apparatus An eyeglass frame measurement apparatus includes a holding unit; a rotational base and a tracing stylus arranged on the rotational base. Three-dimensional shape of a frame is measured by detecting the movement of the tracing stylus in a radius direction and a warpag... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7392692 | Surface scan measuring device, surface scan measuring method, surface scan measuring program and recording medium A surface scan measuring device, a surface scan measuring method, a surface scan measuring program and a recording medium storing such a program which can appropriately adjust the scanning speed, the sampling pitch and other measurement parameters according to the s... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386408 | Parallel kinematic machine, calibration method of parallel kinematic machine, and calibration program product A parallel kinematic machine has a parallel kinematic mechanism including an end effecter and a parallel link mechanism. A numerical control device controls a position and orientation of the end effecter based on kinematics of the parallel kinematic mechanism. A pos... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377047 | Machine tool with workpiece measuring instrument and operating method for the same The present invention provides a machine tool with a workpiece measuring instrument which prevents the workpiece measuring instrument from being affected by chips or cutting heat during non-machining, while enabling a workpiece W to be measured near a machining posi... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376261 | Surface scan measuring device and method of forming compensation table for scanning probe A measuring system includes a coordinate measuring machine for driving a scanning probe and a host computer. The host computer includes a compensation table (53) and a profile analysis unit (54). The compensation table stores, as compensation data, com... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363181 | Straightness correcting method for surface texture measuring instrument, and surface texture measuring instrument A surface texture measuring instrument is provided that is capable of performing a correction operation depending on the rotation angle position of a detector even when the detector is rotated for measurement. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356936 | Apparatus and method for measuring coating accumulations in a spray booth A method and apparatus are provided for viewing an object (such as a coating overspray accumulation) disposed in a difficult to view area (such as the underside of a lower trough or weir of a cleaning apparatus) and for measuring a distance between first and second ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357814 | Method of determining size of cardiac prosthesis A sizing apparatus and a method for ascertaining a size for a cardiac prosthesis are disclosed. Specifically, the sizing is implemented by positioning a contact member at a patient's heart valve for engagement by one or more viable leaflets of the patient's valve. T... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353616 | Shape measuring instrument A shape measuring instrument is provided as being capable of measuring a surface shape of a target with a small contact force while changing the contact force. A measuring probe 32 is supported while a tilt θ is provided. A retracting force of the measuring ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346997 | Validating device for validating formed parts This invention provides a validating device for validating at least one dimension of a part as being at least a minimum magnitude. It may also validate a dimension of a part as being no greater than a maximum magnitude or between a minimum magnitude and maximum magn... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346999 | Methods and system for inspection of fabricated components Methods and apparatus for inspecting a component are provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of data points that define a shape of the component, fitting the received data points to a curve that defines a predetermined model shape, and comparing the rece... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345773 | Movable-type flatness measurement apparatus In a flatness measurement apparatus, a sensor unit having a flatness-detection sensor is slidable along the linear guide rail. A support system supports the linear guide rail such that the linear guide rail is rotatable in a horizontal plane, whereby a surface of a ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340843 | Verticality examining apparatus having sensors An exemplary verticality examining apparatus (1) includes three first sensors, two second sensors, and a plurality of sensor-indicators. Outmost extremities of the first sensors cooperatively define an imaginary single plane, and are configured for physically... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328518 | Surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus The present invention provides a surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus that can move a probe relative to a workpiece within an orthogonal X-Y plane while employing a relatively inexpensive construction. In the surface roughness/contour shape measuring ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318286 | Apparatus and process for determining lumbar configuration in a chair An office chair is provided having a back assembly which is configured to provide supplemental support to the back of a chair occupant in addition to the support provided by the primary support surface of the chair back. The chair back includes a lumbar support unit... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313959 | Magnetically attracted apparatus, system, and method for remote bondline thickness measurement Apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting a structure are provided which use magnetically coupled probes disposed proximate opposite surfaces of a structure to locate, move, position, and hold a pulse echo ultrasonic transducer of one of the probes for non-dest... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310891 | Head for the linear dimension checking of mechanical pieces A gauging head includes a substantially closed casing, a movable arm with a first portion, partly located inside the casing and associated with a position transducer, and a second portion, outside the casing, carrying a feeler for contacting a piece to be checked, a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310890 | Apparatus for automatically measuring external and internal profile of a pipe at the end thereof An apparatus for automatically measuring the internal and external profile of pipes (1) at the ends thereof is described, wherein sensors (11a, 11b) measure for each angle of rotation of their support (10) the distance of th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309932 | Voice coil motor apparatus for positioning A voice coil motor apparatus for positioning is disclosed. The voice coil motor is used by the auto-focus lens control module of a miniature camera. The apparatus contains a voice coil motor, a position feedback sensor, and a positioning controller. The voice coil o... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290348 | Device for measuring circularity and cylindrical shape The invention provides a circularity and cylindrical shape measuring device that can decrease the measurement errors generated due to the weight of a measured workpiece. A circularity and cylindrical shape measuring device (10) is configured such that a rotat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275330 | Three axial displacement measuring apparatus Disclosed is a three-axial displacement measuring apparatus. The three-axial displacement measuring apparatus includes: a fixation grip fixed to one surface of a hanger supporting a structure to be measured; a universal joint connected to the fixation grip which is ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266900 | Apparatus for the linear dimension checking of mechanical pieces A head for the linear dimension checking of mechanical pieces including a casing, an arm carrying a feeler for touching the mechanical piece to be checked, a fulcrum for enabling displacements of the arm with respect to the casing and a transducer for providing sign... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262593 | Device for monitoring dimensional, shape, and positional tolerances of a mechanical workpiece A device for monitoring the tolerances of a workpiece has a measuring probe with two separate inductive coils arranged in a housing. A non-magnetizable sensing stylus designed to rest on a workpiece surface to be measured is arranged in the coils and has a deflector... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254462 | Method and system for measuring a figure of a workpiece A system for measuring a figure of a workpiece includes an application server (2). The application server includes a hardware detecting module (200) for detecting hardware after system activation and for determining whether any error occurs in the hard... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243439 | Touch sensor A touch sensor using a Hall IC is provided. To this end, in a cantilever mechanism 15 of a parallel link by two plate springs 16, a coupling member 18 on the fixed side is fixed to a supporting block 24 which penetrates through the center... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243438 | Template for checking the geometry of shaped and/or bent profiles The invention relates to a template for checking the geometry of shaped and/or bent profiles (T) having rectilinear sections and bent sections. This template comprises a support plate (2), in which holes (8-10) are provided, and a superstructure... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243437 | Decoding device for double-sided keys An electronic device includes a housing and a catheter having a proximal end seated within the housing and a distal end positioned to an exterior thereof. The catheter distal end has an arcuate shape, assisting the user to scan an internal plug cavity, and a cylindr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243441 | Method and apparatus for measuring depth of holes formed on a specimen A method an apparatus for measuring the depths of many fine holes formed in the surface of a sample by etching. Positional information on a plurality of hole patterns is acquired by scanning, with a stylus, the surface of the sample in which the hole patterns are fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228642 | Probe for a coordinate measuring machine A probe for a coordinate measuring machine has a stationary first part and a second part which can move relative to said first part. The second part can be a feeler pin or a feeler pin extension of the probe. A damping member for damping vibrations of the moveable s... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207119 | Controller The present invention relates to a controller comprising: at least two input terminals, each of which is configured to receive one of at least two input signals comprising information on a positioning of a scanner relative to a reference medium, and an output termin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204032 | Production method of three-dimensional shape data of dental prosthesis To provide a production method of three-dimensional shape data of a part other than an engaging portion by a three-dimensional measuring device, the engaging portion has an engaging part in a cross sectional shape other than a rotary body and is projected and/or rec... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197836 | Reference coordinate calculating method, reference coordinate calculating program, recording medium thereof, reference plate and form measuring machine Positions of a plurality of reference points arranged on a reference plate (200) having a larger area than a measurement area of a measuring machine (300) are obtained as coordinate points on a standardized reference coordinate system. First, the plura... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197837 | Gauge assembly for measuring diameter and total indicated runout The invention is directed to a gauge assembly that is used to measure parameters of camshaft journals or other objects with cylindrical surfaces. The gauge assembly includes two gauges, the first is an air snap gauge and the second a linear variable differential tra... | 04/03/2007 |
