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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6957498 | Brake drum caliper A brake drum caliper is disclosed having a beam and two jaws for measuring the inside diameter of a cylinder, with the improvement of limit stops on each jaw for accurately measuring diameter of the cylinder in at least two depths from the top of the cylinder. ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6594915 | Caliper and caliper grip A caliper has a main scale (1) having an inside-measuring jaw (2) and an outside-measuring jaw (3) and a slider (11) having an inside-measuring jaw (12) and an outside-measuring jaw (13) further includes a tube-shaped grip (30) provided on an end of the m... | 07/22/2003 |
| 5402584 | Universal transfer gauge assembly and kit An assembly and kit adapted to receive an indicator for indicating a dimension of an object corresponding to a distance between two contact points having a moveable indicator pin defining one of the contact points, having: an elongated generally rectangul... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5074054 | Machine shop tool and associated method for determining the deviation of dimensions between objects Apparatus and an associated method for determining the deviation of the distance between two points on a first object and the distance between two points on a second object. The apparatus and associated method are useful when measuring dimensions of short... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4965937 | Tool joint gauge A gauge to evaluate the flatness, planar disposition, and location of the sealing surface of a rotary shouldered threaded connection, the gauge being adjustable and convertible to gauge either pin or box ends of different size connections, with multiple c... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4525931 | Gage assembly A dial indicator gage is mounted to a bar of sufficient length to measure across a part of a certain size. The bar has holes spaced along it for adjustably positioning an anvil carrier at a distance from the indicator plunger which is sufficient to measur... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4375722 | Vernier caliper A vernier caliper includes a main beam body consisting of two round rods parallel to each other and connected together at one end by a jaw, and at the other end by a rear frame. A vernier is supported freely and slidably on the rods. The rods can be hollo... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4353168 | Instrument for measuring linear magnitudes An instrument composed of a measurement head (1) and a fixed stop (2) which are connected by a body (3) formed of interchangeable extension pieces (4, 5), the instrument being intended to check the dimensions of bulky parts. The two contact stops (12) of this ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4322888 | Multi-purpose gauge Disclosed is a multi-purpose measuring gauge in which three probes are secured to and movable with respect to a T-shaped housing. Two outer probes are secured to members which are slideable along parallel slots in the housing. The probe members comprise a... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4291465 | Caliper rule device having extended measurement range A caliper rule device capable of measuring the inside and outside dimensions of objects which vary widely in size. A block and an elongate bar are attached to a scaled rule and to a slide member on the rule. The block has a pair of openings for alternatel... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4236481 | Measuring instrument A dial type indicator in which the zero point on a scale fixed to a rotatable tubular outer frame can be set to the position of the pointer by rotating the outer frame around a circular inner frame. An elastic element at one side of the inner frame is pre... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4226024 | Caliper Two magnetically sensitive field plates are provided in a caliper to determine the distance between a movable leg and a stationary leg. The field plates are located on the movable leg adjacent grooves in a portion of the caliper which is magnetic and alon... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4106204 | Dual readout dial-type caliper A caliper has an elongated beam provided with at least one longitudinally extending rack. A slider displaceable longitudinally along the beam has a mechanism holder which is pivoted on the slider about a transverse pivot axis. An arbor is rotatable in jou... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4063362 | Measuring instrument A measuring instrument of the caliper type which can be extended out, by means of extension pieces, to cover a wide range of linear dimensions. A mechanical scale gives the most significant figures of the measurement and the scale indicates a different ra... | 12/20/1977 |
