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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4052793 | Method of obtaining proper probe alignment in a multiple contact environment Disclosed is a method of aligning a plurality of probes to a plurality of contacts, the contacts being arragned in a pattern on a substrate. The method includes the steps of powering one of a selected pattern of probes or a like pattern of selected contac... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4049501 | Device for spotting within tolerance apparatus associated with the coke oven chambers of a battery An alignment bar is fixed relative to each coke oven chamber and a pivotable member mounted to apparatus movable relative to the battery engages the bar of a coke oven chamber and in so doing engages electrical contactors that regulate the movement of the... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4041649 | Alignment device An alignment device of the type primarily intended for use in combination with an ophthalmic cylinder surfacing machine to insure proper optical axis alignment of the lens blank, to the lap, as it is being ground. The device includes a base member which i... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4034778 | Alignment control system particularly suited to control traveling irrigation systems An electrical strain gauge is mounted to respond to movements between two sections of a structure. The gauge is mounted on a surface that deforms in response to mis-alignment of the sections in a selected plane. The mis-alignment or the deflection is dete... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3977088 | Vertical positioning device A device adapted for use in the building construction industry for shooting a stud or other fastener into a ceiling in predetermined relation to a known point on a floor below. The device comprises an adjustable telescopic pole with a hanger arm extending... | 08/31/1976 |
