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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7414235 | Handheld locating device with a sensor for detecting motion parameters A handheld device. In particular a locating device, includes a housing (10), which is movable with a handle unit (12) over a surface of an item being examined and which has a sensor unit (16) for picking up a first motion parameter. At least one... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7163353 | Adapter for coupling a paint marking stick to a digital counter An adapter by which a conventional paint marking stick that carries a can of spray paint to mark a roadway surface in need of repair is detachably connected to a conventional digital counter having at least one wheel to roll over the surface so as to measure the siz... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6952880 | Measurement and marking device A measurement and marking device includes a housing, a positional sensing assembly mounted in the housing, a printhead assembly mounted in the housing, and a controller mounted in the housing and communicating with the positional sensing assembly and the printhead a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6725553 | Contour measuring device and method The disclosed invention is an improvement on the traditional Measuring Wheel. When the odometry information is combined with two direction sensors and an on-board computer, the instrument is able to perform useful measurements to allow the calculation of an area or ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6550151 | Contour measuring device and method The disclosed invention is an improvement on the traditional measuring wheel. When the odometry information is combined with two robust attitude sensors and an on-board computer, the instrument is able to perform useful measurements such as the calculatio... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6532672 | Area measurement device and method An area measurement device having a support to be moved around a boundary. A direction indicator determines the directional orientation of the support and creates direction data. A distance indicator determines the distance traveled by the support and cre... | 03/18/2003 |
| 5990809 | Underwater surveying system The hydrography of a land area beneath a shallow body of water is determined by driving a submersible, remotely controlled, powered vehicle along a route over the land area. The vehicle includes a chassis, a drive mechanism, a drive control module to cont... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5909013 | Dimensional weighing utilizing a following arm mechanism A dimensional weighing apparatus is disclosed which has a weighing scale for determining the actual weight of a carton, and a conveyor means along which cartons are moved after being weighed to pass the cartons through a measuring station at which the len... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5875556 | Apparatus and method for measuring a figure A measuring device, such as a planimeter, having an increased measurable range for measuring a figure without increasing a length of the measuring device. The measurable range of a planimeter is based upon the a physical length of the planimeter. In order... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5727329 | Device for measuring a figure A device for measuring a figure. The measuring device includes an auxiliary tracer to obtain measurement coordinates when a measuring lever of the measuring device is beyond a predetermined rotatable range. The auxiliary tracer functions to increase the m... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5708592 | Measuring apparatus for figures An apparatus for measuring figures having circular arc portions by obtaining coordinates of a starting point, an ending point and an intermediate point of each circular arc. The measuring apparatus measures at least one of coordinates or an area of a figu... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5515299 | Device for finding centroid coordinates of figures A device for finding the centroid coordinates of a figure that can calculate the centroid from a single time measurement of the figure and display the calculated centroid of the figure. The measuring device comprises a main body having a roller capable of... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5115569 | Coordinate reading and marking device This invention relates to a measuring device for a coordinate of a figure in which values of coordinate positions of a plurality of any given points are input, the coordinate of an asked for position relating to the given points is calculated and marking ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5038484 | Apparatus for determining an area coverage rate An apparatus for determining an area of a surface which is traversed and treated by an object during a unit of time is configured for use with a moveable object that has a first axis of a known length. The object is capable of movement along a second axis... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4616419 | Measuring device for a figure A measuring device to measure a figure in which a measuring lever is pivotally attached to a carriage supported on a pair of wheels for reciprocal movement. A locking device pivotally mounted on the carriage prevents movement of the measuring lever. Relea... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4530367 | Apparatus for measuring facial swelling Apparatus for measuring a volume change for facial swelling of a person which may occur after surgical removal of wisdom teeth, including a bite fork engageable within the mouth of the person for providing a relatively fixed reference position for the fac... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4383301 | Measuring and calculating instrument A hand held calculator having a key board with numerical keys and function keys and a visual display is provided at one corner with a rotatable measuring wheel which projects beyond the perimeter of the calculator case so that it can be rolled along a sel... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4260877 | Area measuring apparatus for attachment to a linear conveyor An area measuring attachment for a linear conveyor is disclosed. The device is particularly adapted for area measurement of long, narrow objects having an irregular height and angular orientation, for example lumber, and particularly rough-cut lumber. The... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4149318 | Apparatus for measuring the square footage output of diazo printing machines and the like Most Diazo printers and other such copy machines have an automatic feed capability provided by a drive roller for receiving light-sensitive paper from copy paper rolls of varying widths and feeding the paper into the machine. To provide a square footage c... | 04/17/1979 |
