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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D653134 | Heat-insulating cover for micrometer | 01/31/2012 |
| D638322 | Jaw portion of calipers | 05/24/2011 |
| D614983 | Micrometer head | 05/04/2010 |
| D614054 | Micrometer head | 04/20/2010 |
| D611850 | Caliper | 03/16/2010 |
| D611370 | Caliper | 03/09/2010 |
| D611371 | Micrometer | 03/09/2010 |
| D610928 | Caliper | 03/02/2010 |
| D584177 | Micrometer | 01/06/2009 |
| D574278 | Digital caliper | 08/05/2008 |
| 7356938 | Bore gauge apparatus for use in reconditioning articulated connector An apparatus for measuring a reconditioned portion of an articulated connector engaged in a reconditioning fixture while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car is disclosed. The gauge is a generally cylindrical arc with an inner side and outer side. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| D560128 | Rod length indicator | 01/22/2008 |
| D559136 | Measuring gauge | 01/08/2008 |
| D556064 | Digital caliper | 11/27/2007 |
| D522892 | Slide caliper | 06/13/2006 |
| 6931744 | Portable brake pad measuring tool A brake pad measuring tool is disclosed and functions to provide a quick visual indicator for determining brake pad wear condition in motor vehicles. The brake pad measuring tool includes a plurality of rigid bars which are attached in a reciprocal and rotatable man... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6782632 | Writing instrument-caliper system and method Described is a writing instrument-caliper system composed of a fully functional writing instrument and a separate caliper device. The writing instrument and caliper device are of such construction that the caliper device can be inserted snugly into the open-ended ho... | 08/31/2004 |
| 5102471 | Portable measuring instrument with solar batteries In a portable measuring instrument using as a power source a group of solar batteries in which a plurality of solar batteries are series-connected on the same plane, respective light receiving windows are made to be substantially equal in area to one anot... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5056238 | Pair of vernier calipers having a protractor A pair of vernier calipers includes a shaft. A vernier is slidable along the shaft. A protractor has a base coupled to the vernier. A follower is pivotally coupled on the base. A spring is biased between the follower and the base so as to bias the followe... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5022162 | General purpose measuring implement usable in the field, and its data transfer method The invention relates to a general measuring implement (1) usable in the field or in otherwise difficult circumstances and in particular applicable to the measuring of raw timber and the recording of the measurement data, and to a method, usable with this... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4947558 | Hand held measuring device A hand held measuring device for measuring the size of small objects such as nuts, bolts, and the like. The device includes both an English measuring scale and a Metric measuring scale and may be used to gauge the size of either a Metric or an English sta... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4936022 | Multi-leg caliper with heart scale A multi-leg caliper with heart scale allowing analysis over a variable plurality of heart beats for arrhythmia is taught. Briefly stated, a plurality of parallel members are pivotally connected to a second set of parallel members thereby forming a lattice... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4845696 | Apparatus for optically recording and reproducing information in record tracks on a rotatable record disk Apparatus for recording and reproducing information in record tracks on a rotatable record disc comprises a disc driving portion for rotating the rotatable record disc about an axis of rotation, a pair of optical heads each facing the rotatable record dis... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4834112 | Device for producing incremental joint movement in a patient A device for providing precise incremental joint movement in a patient, includes first and second spaced retractors for engaging respective parts of the patient adjacent the joint. One of the retractors is mounted on a fixed support assembly and the other... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4779351 | Dial caliper reference compensating device This invention is related to a dial caliper comprising a beam, a depth rod having a linear scale, and an indicator mounted on the beam adjacent the scale to provide a reading that compensates for the distance occupied by an accessory mounted between the w... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4762491 | Dental measuring instrument A hand-operated dental measuring instrument used particularly by orthodontists, dentists, and technicians for rapidly indicating and/or monitoring the incisor tooth labial inclination, which is the inclination of the incisor crown to occlusal plane, of a ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4718850 | Method for determining vertical dimension Vertical dimension of occlusion, i.e. the vertical dimension of the face with the posterior teeth fitting tightly together, is readily determined by a method comprising first measuring the distance between the external auditory meatus and the lateral corn... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4608759 | Vernier and/or dial caliper comparative reading point checking selective accessory attachments and their combinations Vernier and/or dial caliper comparative reading point checking selective accessory attachments and their combinations, substantially add to the versatility of conventional vernier and dial calipers by their selective additions, which are all undertaken, q... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4607436 | Automotive vehicles tire-spanning beam outside calipers A beam has a slide carrying one arm of calipers to be applied diametrically to an automotive vehicle tire. Indicating means for the calipers includes a beam scale of buttress configuration and an index carried by the slide cooperating with inclined portio... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4606128 | Caliper for measuring deformable objects A caliper for soft objects such as tumor tissue has a pair of contact plates on respective members of which at least one is movable so that the object can be embraced between the contact plates. The instrument has a visual display of the contact pressure,... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4578868 | Digital display measuring apparatus A digital display measuring system includes a movable and stationary members between which an object to be measured is located, these members respectively supporting transmitter and receiver electrodes which define a variable capacitor having its electros... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4485556 | Micrometer gauge A spindle driving mechanism includes a spiral groove having a comparatively large pitch for transferring a spindle and an engageable portion to be engaged with this spiral groove. The spindle is provided with a rotation preventing device, and an indicator... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4420887 | Instrument for measuring a length A micrometer wherein a rotary knob and a pinion are threadably coupled to each other, further, a resilient member for functioning as a constant pressure is interposed between the rotary knob and the pinion, and, when the rotary knob is rotated by a value ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4419828 | Apparatus for establishing the junction contour for intersecting pipes A simulator in the form of a tubular pantograph mechanism is adjustable in diameter, and has circumferentially spaced elongated rods mounted on the inner wall in parallel relation with the axis. These rods define the inner diameter of the simulator and wh... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4388759 | Electrocardiogram caliper A caliper calibrated for the direct reading of electrocardiogram tracings. Each arm of the caliper is calibrated and is read by indexing the calibration against a curved index line on the opposite arm which is varied by the spacing between the caliper poi... | 06/21/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4289382 | Measurement system for machine parts A measurement system that is particularly adapted for the use in machining of parts or measuring finished parts is disclosed. The system includes a support means upon which is movably clamped a casing, the casing having a measuring member extending theref... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4277237 | Jaw implant measuring instrument A dental instrument for facilitating the selection and implantation of a generally U-shaped denture-supporting implant frame with bendable side arms. The instrument is generally similar to bow dividers, but is provided with an extensible calibrated distan... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4229883 | Measuring instrument with digital display A measuring instrument with digital display including a relatively elongate caliper body formed with a measuring part adapted to make measuring engagement with an article to be measured and a slider freely slidable in a longitudinal direction of the calip... | 10/28/1980 |
| 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 |
