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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7302762 | Plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement measurement Disclosed herein is a plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement measurement that is capable of simultaneously measuring five-dimensional movement of an object, which includes the horizontal movement, the vertical movement, and the tilt of the ob... | 12/04/2007 |
| 6785975 | Accelerometer augmented precision compass A compass system includes a platform defining an x-axis, a y-axis and an xy-plane, wherein a z-axis is orthogonal to the xz-plane. A beam is rotatably coupled to the platform such that the beam rotates about the y-axis. An accelerometer including a flexure plate per... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6230415 | Electric compass An electrical compass for detecting the presence of electrical fields including a box housing a detector needle made of a non-electrical conducting material and having a rotation center rotatably mounted in an upper end of a pin fixed to a bottom portion ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6068394 | Method and apparatus for providing dynamic data during drilling The present disclosure is directed to both a method and apparatus for providing data dynamically during the drilling of a borehole. This invention can be used with drilling apparatus which is commonly used to drill oil or gas wells, including wells which ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6047237 | Compass precalibration method A method of installing a compass system includes the steps of mounting the electronic compass in a vehicle, coupling the electronic compass to a power source of the vehicle, downloading precalibration data into the electronic compass after the electronic ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5983166 | Structure measurement system An inexpensive structure measurement system without use of large-sized fixed equipment and large installation space, which is capable of reducing a burden imposed on the workman by minimizing a work of affixing target marks etc. The system comprises a rob... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5778545 | Magnetically damped azimuth resolver A means for damping a low-friction azimuth resolver by use of an array of small magnets acting on a metallic pendulum attached to the resolver shaft. The magnetic field acts on the pendulum motion to induce a motional electromotive force and associated cu... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5265470 | Tunnel effect measuring systems and particle detectors Methods and apparatus for measuring gravitational and inertial forces, magnetic fields, or wave or radiant energy acting on an object or fluid in space provide an electric tunneling current through a gap between an electrode and that object or fluid in sp... | 11/30/1993 |
| 4706389 | Attitude displacement measurement apparatus An attitude displacement measurement apparatus including a base, primary bearing means retained by the base, auxiliary bearing means mounted for rotation on the primary bearing means on a given axis with respect to the base, a first rotor mounted for rota... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4416066 | Arrangement for orientation during journeys in land vehicles In an orientation arrangement during journeys in vehicles on land, means are provided for the purpose of ascertaining the distance covered by the vehicle and the changes in the direction of the vehicle. The distance covered by the vehicle and its respecti... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4393709 | Direction detection apparatus A direction detection apparatus which detects the traveling direction of a moving object on the basis of the movement of a weight. It comprises a centrifugal force detector, a clock signal generator, and a velocity detector, and also a detection device wh... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4218828 | Device for measuring the tightening angle on a wrench An improved device for measuring the tightening angle on a wrench. The directionally fixed member is a liquid body which may include solid particles or a turbine wheel, the relative velocity of which is monitored to determine the relative motion of the li... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4214374 | Method of and apparatus for measuring the deviation of the center axis of bore holes and trenches relative to the design vertical center axis thereof A method of measuring the deviation of the run of the actual vertical center axis of fluid filled bore holes and trenches relative to the direction of the design center axis thereof which bore holes and trenches are excavated under bentonite slurry compri... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4138614 | JFET switch circuit JFET and bipolar transistor devices are combined into an analog signal switching circuit. A JFET acts as a switch device for controlling analog signals. The JFET gate is charged through a bipolar transistor to turn if off and discharged through a second b... | 02/06/1979 |
| 3938258 | Vertical reference device First and second inclinometers are mounted above the deck of a ship at different distances from the ship's center of gravity. Each inclinometer generates a signal in response to the angular movement of said ship with respect to the true vertical. The diff... | 02/17/1976 |
