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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373722 | Device for measuring package size A package measurement apparatus comprising three measurement devices, one for each dimension. Each measurement device comprises a plurality of signal receptor modules. Each module comprises a row of signal receptor, and a signal energy source. In a first calibration... | 05/20/2008 |
| RE39827 | Vessel with measuring capability A measuring vessel has cavity-defining wall structures and at least one ramp which rises from about the bottom of the wall structure toward the top of the wall structure. The at least one ramp has an upwardly directed surface with a lateral inner edge integral with ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222704 | Damping of vibrations A selective damping apparatus includes at least one sensor for detecting, and producing signals indicative of at least the frequency and amplitude of vibrations of a first structural component (a “resonant structure”) having one or more resonant frequencies. At ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7004105 | Container with a device for indicating a total quantity of fluid A fluid container includes a vessel for holding a fluid, a marker element, and a scale element. The scale element has a scale for indicating a total quantity of the fluid. The marker element and the scale element are adjustable relative to each other to enable an ad... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966121 | External gauge for liquor inventory control A plurality of two-dimensional template-shaped gauges to quickly determine the amount of liquor poured from a corresponding bottle. Since each style of gauge fits a complementary bottle style, the ounce, shot or metric vertical markings on the gauge can be spaced to... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6553678 | Austin triangle I have discovered it is possible to find an indirect measurement if the vertex angle is given and the sides and the diameter are given. Using an instrument having the shape of an isosceles triangle it is possible to have a vertex angle and two congruent s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543284 | Vessel with measuring capability A measuring vessel has cavity-defining wall structures and at least one ramp which rises from about the bottom of the wall structure toward the top of the wall structure. The at least one ramp has an upwardly directed surface with a lateral inner edge int... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6427354 | Method and apparatus for measuring dimensional rough stone blocks A method and an apparatus for measuring dimensional rough stone blocks. In the method, a dimensional rough stone block is measured in a three-dimensional coordinate system by means of an inertia measuring device by moving the device from one point to anot... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6348663 | Method and device for determining several parameters of a seated person The invention concerns a method for determining several parameters of a seated person, comprising the following steps: subdividing the seat surface (4) into at least two sections, determining the barycenter position of the active weight in each section, a... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6338200 | Syringe dose identification system The present invention may be used to dispense a dose of medication to a patient from a syringe having a barrel adapted for receiving the medication and a plunger adapted for drawing the medication into the barrel and dispensing the medication from the syr... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6334258 | Inspection device for examining a piece of aperture graphite of an extraction electrode An inspection device for examining a piece of aperture graphite of an extraction electrode, and the aperture graphite includes a to-be-examined curve and a to-be-examined engagement portion. The inspection device includes a sidewall surface having a stand... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6298009 | Object measuring and weighing apparatus and method for determining conveyance speed An apparatus and method for weighing and non-contact measuring of dimensions of a stationary object wherein the platen on which the object is placed for weighing and measuring is isolated from the support assembly for the dimension measuring sensors for g... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6263732 | Measuring cup A measuring cup has at least one ramp formed in relief radially inwardly on the inside surface of the measuring cup sidewall. At least one ramp rises from about the bottom edge of the sidewall to about the top edge of the sidewall. The indicia on an upwar... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6211470 | Height measurement apparatus for determining the volume/density of wood chips on a conveyor This invention relates to a height measurement apparatus for determining volume/density of wood chips on a conveyor. Such structures of this type, generally, employ the use of contacts that ride on top of the pile of wood chips in order to more accurately... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6189223 | Device for measuring volume A volumeter, for determining a volume of an item by measuring the item in at least one of the three main spatial directions defining a volume, has a support surface on which the item rests and a transparent surface moveable in a first one of the three mai... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6138371 | Package size guage A sizing device or gauge is provided for measuring whether an article such as a package for delivery has dimensions that lie within predetermined values of length, width and volume. The sizing device is formed by a receptacle that has a flat rectangular b... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6028270 | Noninvasive mass determination stockpiled materials The mass of stockpiled materials is determined from detailed measurements of the elevation of the pile surface at many points and the measurement of the gravitational field along several profile lines across the surface of the stockpiled material. The ele... | 02/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5528517 | Method and system for measuring the dimensions of a three-dimensional object A method and device for measuring the dimensions of a three-dimensional object (8) wherein the object is placed in a measuring corner which defines an x, y, z three-dimensional coordinate system, and wherein in connection with each coordinate at least one... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5502898 | Field portable site survey system A field portable site survey system includes a portable computer interfaced directly with a rangefinder of the type which needs no reflector, e.g. a rangefinder which receives a signal from a feature of a survey site by backscattering of an incident beam ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5477622 | Electronic hand-held measuring device for obtaining the dimensional weight of a shipment of freight A hand-held measuring device for measure the dimensional weight of the boxes in a shipment of freight includes a gun shaped housing having a tracing wheel located at a front end of the elongated portion of the housing. A handle is located at the back end ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5478276 | Air conditioner operation control apparatus and method thereof The air flow discharged from a room air conditioner is controlled by a mechanism which determines the shape of the room and the location of the air conditioner relative to the room to control the direction of the air flow and the angular size of the air f... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5348225 | Cooling/warming control system for an air-conditioner A cooling/warming control system of an air-conditioner comprises a transmitting portion and a receiving portion for radiating ultra-sonic waves from the air-conditioner to a room wall surface and receiving the ultra-sonic pulses reflected therefrom using ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5331118 | Package dimensional volume and weight determination system for conveyors A method and system for determining the dimensional volume of a package by moving the package on a conveyor belt system over a horizontally disposed strip containing machine-readable indicia indicating units of incremental length along said strip starting... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5326028 | System for detecting indoor conditions and air conditioner incorporating same A system to be installed within a room for detecting indoor condition data such as the interior area of the room and the number and position of occupants therein comprises an LED array for emitting a spotlight to form a multiplicity of light spots one by ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 4715245 | Device for metering a powdered, granular or liquid product, and apparatus including a device of the kind The device for metering a powdered, granular or liquid product, comprises a metering chamber (1) which has a variable volume. The metering chamber (1) comprises a wall (2) which is movable within said chamber. The latter is connected to a lever (4) pivotally m... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4502224 | Self leveling device A self leveling adapted to be moved along a substantially vertical wall comprises a base assembly adapted to be moved up and down along the substantially vertical wall, a roller assembly pivotally connected to the base assembly to be in continuous contact... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4434820 | Syringe loader and method A syringe loader and method that fill a syringe with a correct dosage of two or more ingredients without referring to or seeing the syringe graduation markings, comprising a bottle holder cradle, a syringe carriage slidably connected to the bottle holder ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4339972 | Method and apparatus for volumetric partitioning of rod-like material A method and apparatus for the accurate volumetric subdivision of conveyed bar-shaped material such as bar steel or billets, using measurements of the bar's cross-sectional area.... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4334361 | Pasta gauge A pasta gauge for mechanically selecting specific quantities of elongated dried pasta, such as spaghetti, the gauge comprising a container to be filled with said pasta, said container having an endpiece capable of being adjusted so as to form in one end o... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4268967 | Package sizer A package sizer comprising a first pair of walls defining a first pair of generally opposed, substantially parallel, planar surfaces. A second pair of walls connected to the first pair defines a second pair of generally opposed, substantially parallel, pl... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4131998 | Tumor growth measurement device A device for measuring growth of tumors includes concentric rings on a carrier, the radial spacing of the rings from one another progressively increasing in a radially outward direction.... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4120094 | Measuring device for spaghetti or the like A measuring device having a base member and two upright support members secured to the base member and marked with graduations whereby a quantity of uncooked noodles such as spaghetti placed on the base between the support members can be measured by compa... | 10/17/1978 |
| 3955073 | Caliper type dimensional sensing devices and associated electronic mensuration, data processing and printout system A method and system for using caliper-type dimensional sensing devices of the present invention that utilize sensors to interpret linear dimensional values of objects being measured and electric circuit control switches to transmit such values to an inter... | 05/04/1976 |
