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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861421 | Method for measuring rotation angle of bonded wafer The present invention provides a method for measuring a rotation angle of a bonded wafer, wherein a base wafer and a bond wafer each having a notch indicative of a crystal orientation formed at an outer edge thereof are bonded to each other at a desired rotation ang... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856727 | Independent position sensor and a system to determine the position of a tool on a works machine using position sensors The system is used to determine the position of a tool mounted on a digging machine. It includes a monitoring appliance and several independent position-detecting devices each including a face equipped with attachment elements to be held flush against an articulated... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7765702 | Angle sensor An angle sensor includes two measuring pinions which rotate in the same direction in response to a drive pinion rotating. The measuring pinions have different absolute angular positions after rotating. The absolute angular position of the drive pinion is determinabl... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7571544 | Process and device for measuring and adjusting the angular movement of a fastening cleat on a clipless pedal A method and device for measuring and adjusting the angular movement of a fastening cleat on a clipless pedal, includes a motion detector which is fixed to the pedal to detect any angular movement in relation to the fastening cleat and transmit data to a data-proces... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7404256 | Dual line protractor for biometric measurements A dual line protractor fixed to a central axis which has two housings, each housing having a spool with retractable lines, the housings and spools being rotatably attached to the central axis. The spools and housings rotate independently of each other on the central... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398699 | Rotational angle detecting sensor A rotational angle detecting sensor has a cylindrical housing including an end wall at a first end thereof. A covering member covers the second open end of the housing. A rotary shaft extends through the end wall of the housing and includes a large-diameter portion ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395609 | 3-dimensional cable guide and cable based position transducer A pivoting cable extension arm (2) has a pivot sensor (3). The extension arm is mounted on a swivel frame (4) having a swivel sensor (5). The swivel frame has two tangent sheaves (4A, 4C) that allow a wide pivot range of the... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394062 | Displacement-measuring optical scale and optical encoder using same When a convex lens 13 comes close to 0-th order transmitted light T0 with rotation of an optical scale 11, the 0-th order transmitted light T0 derived from a light beam L emitted from a light source 15 and transmitted through a dif... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392588 | Rotary encoder A rotary encoder includes two component groups that are rotatably arranged relative to each other about an axis. The second component group includes a shaft having a central bore hole, a shoulder and a ridge having an outer surface, and a ring element having an inne... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391011 | Optical encoder capable of detecting absolute position In two phases signals (A, B) outputted from a scale or a scale having a discontinuous portion provided in its incidental member to a light receiving portion, a region in which amplitudes of the two phases signals (A, B) are small corresponds to outputs when a reflec... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391009 | Angle-measuring system having irregular reference mark that is dedicated without time delay An angle-measuring system comprising at least one transmitter provided with a number of complementary signal-generating elements disposed in pairs and creating a pattern of signals. The elements create a reference mark irregularly configured at least at one spot. A ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373721 | Goniometric sensor A goniometric sensor (1) for measuring the relative rotation of two objects (20,25) comprising a flexible elongated element (2) whose respective ends are connected to the two objects (20, 25) and during whose bending the length variation ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370522 | Sensor system for tire A sensor system for a tire, which enables the installation condition of a sensor unit in a tire's air chamber to be know. A sensor system where a sensor unit is installed in a tire's air chamber has detecting means for detecting a relative change in the distance bet... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367128 | Scale reading apparatus A rotary ring system for use in scale reading apparatus comprises a rotary ring (12), provided with scale marks on its surface and at least one intermediate member (24). The at least one intermediate member (24) is fitted between the rotary ring... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350310 | Articulating device Disclosed is a method of moving an articulating mechanism (22,410) for a measuring device, comprising the steps of: releasing two bodies (14,16, 410a,410b) which form the articulating mechanism allowing relative movement thereof; m... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346993 | Rotary scale A rotary ring for use in scale reading apparatus, comprises a flexible ring (10) which has scale markings (14) provided on a surface thereof. The rotary ring is mounted onto a machine part (22) by providing the machine part with a region of incr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345273 | Integrated optical encoder A rotary switch including a control element, a light-emitting device arranged on a printed circuit board and configured to emit light, and at least two receivers arranged on the printed circuit board in correspondence with the light-emitting device and configured to... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334779 | Clip for adjustable mounting a fence rail to a fence post A fence rail clip for attaching a fence rail to a vertical fence post is disclosed. The rail clip has a bracket with a raised central area flanked by two lower lateral areas and a rail connector that, vertically or horizontally, slidingly engages the central area of... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329858 | Optical encoder and electronic equipment having same An optical encoder includes a mobile object having a plurality of aligned slits, a light-emitting portion for emitting light toward the mobile object, and a light-receiving portion 103 for receiving the light which has passed the mobile object. The light-rece... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325327 | Method and apparatus for measuring angular or linear displacement An apparatus and method are disclosed for measuring the angular or linear displacement of an object. That displacement is transmitted to a movable conductive member, which, in response thereto, is moved to a position at which it electrically contacts one of a plural... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316071 | Position measuring system A position measuring system having a housing with a wall, the wall having an opening and including a deformation. A measurement device accommodated in the housing, the measurement device detects and/or processes measurement values and outputs a position-dependent me... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308765 | Angle-measuring arrangement An angle-measuring arrangement that includes a base body, a code disk, which is rotatable relative to the base body around an axis A and a contact area, which is laid out in such a way that electrical current or electrical signals can be conducted into the angle-mea... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293363 | Dual line protractor for biometric measurements A dual line protractor fixed to a central axis which has two housings, each housing having a spool with retractable lines, the housings and spools being rotatably attached to the central axis. The spools and housings rotate independently of each other on the central... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290344 | Body having angle scaling A monolithic body having angle scaling is rotatable about an axis to measure the rotational position of a machine part. The body has a first annular region which has a flange-type configuration for connection to the machine part, and a second annular region on which... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290347 | Facet joint prosthesis measurement and implant tools The present invention provides tools and methods designed to aid in the placement of facet joint prostheses at virtually all spinal levels. One aspect of the present invention is a measurement tool for installing a cephalad facet joint prosthesis including a fixatio... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287332 | Airplane pilot aid A pilot aid that includes a sheet material having indicia thereon indicative of a plurality of predetermined flying parameters including at least wind velocity and direction. A plurality of indicia wheels are each separately mounted from the sheet material and each ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284338 | Position measuring system A position measuring system for determining the position of a first structural component and a second structural component. The position measuring system includes a first support for receiving a first position measuring device, which is set up and provided for being... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269910 | Method for improving measurement accuracy of a portable coordinate measurement machine A method for improving the measurement accuracy of a portable coordinate measurement machine which comprises an articulated arm having jointed arm segments is presented. This method includes sensing deformation of a portion of the articulated arm when the arm is pla... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269907 | Laser line generating device with swivel base A laser alignment device includes a laser generating device, an upper attachment portion, and a lower attachment portion. The laser generating device includes a housing and a laser generator. The upper attachment portion is disposed near a bottom of the housing, and... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263452 | Resolver-to-digital converting apparatus, method and program A resolver-to-digital converting apparatus calculates a resolver rotational angle from two-phase sampling values that are the result of sampling two-phase output signals, which are obtained from a single-phase-excited, two-phase output resolver, at peak timings of a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263162 | Sample mounts for microcrystal crystallography Sample mounts (10) for mounting microcrystals of biological macromolecules for X-ray crystallography are prepared by using patterned thin polyimide films (12) that have curvature imparted thereto, for example, by being attached to a curved outer surfac... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257901 | Switch feel measurement setup A method may be employed to assure that a switch feel measurement system accurately measures a torque/angular displacement profile for a pivot switch. A procedure may be employed that aligns the pivot axis of the switch with the rotational axis of the measurement un... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251903 | Method for spacing guides on fishing rods and chart for spacing same A chart for locating guides on a fishing rod comprising a plurality of side by side lanes each having a vertical portion and in a predetermined plane and arcuate lane portions of different radii and curved through an arc of about ninety degrees (90°) from said pred... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249422 | Device by gioniometric measurements A device (1) for measuring the relative orientation according to at least one degree of freedom for two objects, including a constraint generator (10) suitable for causing a goniometric sensor (40) to move in a plane, having the function of meas... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7231724 | Nozzle seal slot measuring tool and method A tool for measuring seal slot position includes a tool shaft having a longitudinal axis, a pin eccentrically disposed at one end of the tool shaft relative to the longitudinal axis, and a disk member disposed at an opposite end of the tool shaft that facilitates ro... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228634 | Using viewing-angle-sensitive visual tags to determine angular orientation and/or location One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a visual tag to determine an angle. During operation, the system observes the visual tag from an observation point, wherein the visual tag includes an angle-sensitive image which changes in appearan... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213341 | Device for determining an absolute angle of rotation A device for determining an absolute angle of rotation of a rotational axis has a first measuring device for measuring an angle of rotation in a limited first measuring range and a second measuring device for determining an absolute angle range. The second measuring... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210237 | Measuring tool device A measuring tool device comprises a horizontal module including a depressed surface, an upper semicircular hollow, and a lower semicircular body; an upper cover module including a calibrated line at its periphery; and an accessory module in a semicircular protruded ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204034 | Method for spacing guides on fishing rods and chart for spacing same A chart for locating guides on a fishing rod comprising a plurality of side by side lanes each having a vertical portion and in a predetermined plane and arcuate lane portions of different radii and curved through an arc of about ninety degrees (90°) from said pred... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204030 | Laser tool The present invention has a body with front and back surfaces, top and bottom sides, and two opposed ends. A display panel is on the front of the body. A processor is housed within the body. A dial can be connected to the front end of the body. The dial can have a h... | 04/17/2007 |
