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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7265460 | Position detecting device of linear motor The invention provides a device for improving the positioning accuracy of a linear motor. A stator 20 is designed to have two kinds of magnets with different surface magnetism arranged alternately and at uniform intervals along the linear moving direction. A ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7082839 | Apparatus and method for testing moisture susceptibility, rutting and fatigue of material The moisture susceptibility material testing apparatus includes a specimen chuck, multiple rollers, a temperature controlled water bath, and a control system to automate the testing cycle and collection of data. The water bath is prepared at the desired testing temp... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065994 | Magnetic marker for manufacturing processes and identification of finished workpieces A permanent invisible magnetic marking and positioning system of unfinished steel rods, spring steel bars, workpieces, and the like. A midpoint or center of the rod, bar or workpiece is automatically located and a high-energy pulse is applied for an embedded magneti... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6563303 | Methods and computer executable instructions for marking a downhole elongate line and detecting same Methods and computer executable instructions are provided for making an elongate line (22) with a plurality of marks (30) and detecting those marks (30) to determine a distance of the elongate line (22) in a downhole or a physical integrity thereof. In a ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6526793 | Magnetic marking and positioning system for unfinished metal bars A permanent invisible magnetic marking and positioning system of cylindrical metal steel rods. To accurately locate the physical midpoint of the rod-to-be-cut, a novel head centering and positioning mechanism automatically sets the midpoint distance for e... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6501262 | Method for applying and correcting measuring marks on a carrier The invention relates to a method for applying to a carrier a marking serving to measure length, angle cr the like, such as, for example, a magnetic tape (4), by means of which the accuracy of the measurements is improved. In the case of such methods, in ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6118132 | System for measuring the velocity, displacement and strain on a moving surface or web of material The present invention is generally directed to a system and method for calculating the velocity, displacement and/or strain of a moving surface or web of material. ("Surface or web" is hereafter referred to simply as "web".) In accordance with one aspect ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6057680 | Method for adjusting MR scan plane over cardiac cycle to track motion of coronary artery A method is provided for acquiring MR image data pertaining to a coronary artery which is in motion between end-diastolic and end-systolic maximum excursion positions, respectively, during a cardiac cycle. The method comprises the step of tracking the loc... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5936398 | Measuring roller system with sensor error correction A measuring roller system for a tree processing machine having a measuring roller and roller mounting means for mounting the roller on the frame of the machine for swinging movement toward or away from the frame. The roller is rotatably mounted on the rol... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5570014 | Method and apparatus for testing the position of a point on edited magnetic tapes packed in cassettes via a cuetone A method of testing the position of an edit point between an edited magne tape packed in a cassette and a leader spliced ahead of the recording or a trailer spliced after the recording, includes determination of a distance of the edit point from a cue to... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5563392 | Method and apparatus for monitoring wear of a continuous chain A method and apparatus for automatically and accurately monitoring the wear of a continuous conveyor chain without having to stop the chain. The present invention provides first and sensors means fixedly spaced along the conveyor chain at a predetermined ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5528938 | Method and apparatus for measuring length of conduit and for diagnosing inside of conduit A method of measuring a length of a conduit comprises the steps of: supplying air into a conduit to insert a filamentary body into the conduit by flow of the air; detecting arrival of a forward end of the filamentary body at an outlet of the conduit; and ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5505086 | Method and apparatus for measuring length of conduit and for diagnosing inside of conduit A method of measuring a length of a conduit comprises the steps of: supplying air into a conduit to insert a filamentary body into the conduit by flow of the air; detecting arrival of a forward end of the filamentary body at an outlet of the conduit; and ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5351531 | Depth measurement of slickline A depth measuring system for a slickline utilized in a well bore operation where the slickline is in a non-slip relationship with the circumference of a calibrated measuring wheel and the revolutions of the wheel are utilized to provide a first length mea... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5291131 | Apparatus for measuring elongation of a circulating chain Elongation of a moving endless body, such as a chain, a belt, a conveyor or the like, is measured continuously by providing two indices, e.g. pins or tongues, on the endless body, and two sensors, e.g. magnetic or optical sensors, along the path of circul... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5243128 | Sewer cleaning apparatus A mobile sewer cleaning apparatus having a rotating drum and a flexible hose wound thereon. Preferably mounted on the sewer cleaning apparatus is a device for measuring the length of hose paid out from the drum. The measuring device may be used, among oth... | 09/07/1993 |
| 4968934 | Magnetic marking apparatus for magnetically measuring displacement of a moveable element in a well Method and apparatus for the measurement of the displacement, and if desired, the force on movable equipment in the production pipe of a pumped well, for example, a pump rod or sucker rod near the pump at the bottom of a well. The force on the rod is meas... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4852263 | Method for determining cable length in a well bore A measuring device is used for measuring the length of cable between a surface winch and a well tool in a well bore. A tension device measures tension on the cable supporting the well tool. Constant parameters for the cable, temperatures and coefficients ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4782294 | Method of measuring variation in the elongation of a very long magnetizable element of small transverse dimensions, and apparatus for implementing the method A method of measuring variation in the elongation of a very long element of small transverse dimensions and made of magnetizable material, optionally covered by non-magnetic material, and running between a lower elongation zone and a higher elongation zon... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4718168 | Cable length measurement correction system In a cable length measurement system, two tangential measuring wheels engage the outer surface or an armored electrical cable and a magnetic mark detector is used for detecting magnetic marks located at a predetermined spacing on the cable while a tension... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4709208 | Magnetic mark detector system The present invention comprehends a magnetic mark detector system in which the magnetic detector head is customized to the magnetic span of the North/South poles of a magnetic mark on a cable and is focused to concentrate the specific magnetic characteris... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4597183 | Methods and apparatus for measuring a length of cable suspending a well logging tool in a borehole Methods and apparatus are disclosed for measuring a length of logging cable introduced into a borehole, thereby measuring the depth of a logging tool, or sonde, attached to the lower end of the cable. The methods involve producing an electrical signal, wh... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4589038 | Position sensor A position sensor comprises n tracks (Sp1, Sp2, Sp3) on a carrier (T) which are provided with magnetizations of a length L and of alternate polarity. The tracks are phase-shifted with respect to each other by ƊL=L.sub./n.... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4538107 | Cable failure detection system A cable failure detection system is provided that detects changes in the magnetic field of a cable that has been magnetized said changes in the magnetic field coming about due to a flaw in said cable. Said changes are sensed by a gauss meter which generat... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4528507 | Sheet measuring apparatus with two structurally isolated non-contacting surface follower bodies and wireless signal transmission For measuring a property such as caliper of a traveling sheet, a sensor body and a target body are located on opposite sides of the sheet and constrained (e.g., by gas bearings) along a sensor path intersecting the path of the sheet. Gas bearings maintain... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4467280 | System for measuring the length of a long magnetizable material A system for measuring the length of a running material such as steel cable is proposed which includes a magnetic marker, a mark detector having three magnetic sensors, and a signal handling means. The magnetic mark is accurately detected by use of the ze... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4427940 | Electromagnetic inspecting apparatus for magnetizable wire rope An electromagnetic inspecting apparatus for electromagnetically detecting a defect present in a magnetizable wire rope moving in its longitudinal direction is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first magnetic pole disposed opposite to the elongate magne... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4409852 | Method of measuring stretch of conveyor belt A method of measuring the stretch of a conveyor belt, wherein opposite ends of a belt having embedded therein steel cord cores in the longitudinal direction thereof are joined to each other, including: previously providing magnetic marks at two positions ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4338565 | Method and apparatus for measuring the movement of a spiral wound wire rope In an apparatus for measuring equipment depth in a well, the movement of wire rope used to raise and lower the equipment is measured by proximity sensors located adjacent the wire rope and spaced along the direction of movement of the wire rope. The signa... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4312223 | Carrier system for positioning sensors adjacent a wire rope In an apparatus for measuring depth of equipment in a well, a carrier system is provided on a well rig for positioning sensors adjacent a spiral wound wire rope which moves the equipment upwardly or downwardly. The carrier system employs a housing having ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4106005 | Apparatus for detecting elongation of a joint of a conveyor belt An apparatus for detecting elongation of the joint of a conveyor belt has a pair of sensors, each of which includes an iron core having a coil winding therearound and being spaced at a predetermined distance from each other parallel with the conveyor belt... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4041610 | Apparatus for precise measurement of the length of long length materials The present invention relates to an apparatus for precise measurement of the length of long length materials which measures the length of a long length material such as electric wire, cable, etc. basically unit length by unit length in an inchworm manner ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3970921 | Method and apparatus for measuring the length of long length materials The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring the length of long length materials, whose accuracy in detecting a magnetic mark is improved by having the magnetic mark, used in measuring a long material containing a magnetic constit... | 07/20/1976 |
