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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891104 | Method and an engagement sensor device for engagement measurement for a machine tool In a method and an engagement sensor device for engagement measurement for a machine tool for processing workpieces using tools or a laser the machine tool possesses a clamping device with a clamping face for clamping an object, in particular a tool or a workpiece a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7478483 | Adjustable support apparatus and method An adjustable support comprising: a first gripper, a second gripper separated from the first gripper by a distance, a first block connectable to the first gripper, a second block connectable to the second gripper, an alignment element connectable to the first block ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7370431 | Pipefitting instruments and related methods A pipefitting instrument includes a main body member, a carriage slidably connected to the main body member, and a protractor member pivotally connected to the carriage. The protractor member includes a protractor scale operable to measure an angular orientation of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7337550 | Combination square Novel combination squares for magnetically retaining a magnetic rule-type blade in a blade retaining slot. Novel combination squares including an L-shaped rule-type blade. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334341 | Measurement device A measurement device provides coordinates for a specified location and position on the exterior surface of a vessel, including a base adapted to contact the exterior surface of the vessel; a rail extending upwardly from the base, the rail including a measurement sca... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312871 | Method and apparatus for alignment of components A method and apparatus for measuring the relative positions of first and second components, comprising: mounting first and second measurement units on respective housings forming part of each component and which are rotatably arranged and infinitely adjustable there... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275295 | True vehicle running center shaft assembly system A system for assembling a vehicle drive shaft is provided with the steps of installing yokes on respective ends of a drive shaft tube, each yoke having first and second bores therethrough for receiving respective distal ends of respective spider arrangements, and ro... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269908 | Tool for projecting a visually perceptible plumb line from a proposed location of a fire sprinkler head on a suspended ceiling and method of using A tool for projecting a visually perceptible plumb line extending from a proposed location of a fire sprinkler head on a suspended ceiling. The tool includes a base and a self-leveling laser. The base is configured and arranged to supportably engage the support beam... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7242465 | Device and process for quantitative assessment of the orientation of two machines relative to one another A device for quantitative assessment of the orientation of two machines relative to one another has auxiliary devices in the form of extenders or holding devices (40, 50) on which displacement and/or mounting of light transmitting or receiving devices (44,... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7194812 | Laser marking device for serial I-joist cutouts A laser marking device includes a fixture for temporarily attaching the device in an initial cutout of a number of serial cutouts to be fabricated in adjacent assembled I-joists. Combined with the fixture is an angle gage that provides angular positioning of a marki... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178252 | Pipe fitting aligning device A pipe fitting aligning device having at least one square block assembly slidably positioned on a reference tool. The square block assembly includes a slot with a vertical scale extending therefrom. The device may include at least one compass assembly slidably posit... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174649 | Precision shaft alignment system A precision shaft alignment system for establishing concentric alignment of a first rotatably mounted shaft and a second opposed, rotatably mounted shaft that can be configured for stand-alone or retrofitted with an existing measuring system. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175342 | Shaft-misalignment-measuring device, a shaft-misalignment-measuring method, a single-shaft combined plant using the shaft-misalignment-measuring device and a start-up method of the single-shaft combined plant In a control equipment 10, shaft-misalignment amount of a shaft 3a of a gas turbine 3 and a shaft 5a of a steam turbine 5 is measured and speed-increase ratio of rotation speed and heat soak time of the steam turbine ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171759 | Method and apparatus to accurately measure the angular orientation of two surfaces A method and apparatus are disclosed to measure the angular orientation of two surfaces. The device consists of two frames which are aligned to the surfaces. A continuous string is routed between the frames and put under tension. A position indicating instrument on ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7111407 | Vertical shaft alignment tool An apparatus and a method for aligning a vertical shaft or multiple axially coupled vertical shafts in a hydroelectric turbine generator or a similar vertical-shaft system, and for providing precise plumb inclination alignment of a vertical rotating shaft. Precision... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7076884 | Apparatus and method to determine pinion angle of drive train Apparatus for use in determining the pinion angle of the differential or transmission of a motor vehicle includes an attachment which is detachably mountable to the input shaft or the output shaft. A camber gauge having longitudinal levels is detachably mounted to t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7003893 | Method and apparatus for universal shape cutting of pipes The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for obtaining templates used in pipe end cutting essential in fabricating saddle and mitered pipe connections. The template is made by an array of z-shaped pins arranged radially to form the shape of a stepped... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983549 | Method to accurately measure small angular differences between surfaces A device and method is disclosed that measures the angular orientation of one surface to another. The device consists of two frames with defined measuring points. The relative distances between the points are measured and then used to determine the angular orientati... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6968625 | Device and method for alignment of components The invention relates to a device for alignment of a first component (1; 25) and a second component (2; 26) in a predetermined relation to each other, comprising first measuring unit (7; 7′; 7″) arranged to be mounted on said first component... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966120 | Process and measurement device for determining the alignment of a cylindrical body A process for determining the alignment of a cylindrical body with respect to a reference direction by means of a measurement device which has a first and a second attachment area and a position measurement probe which is calibrated to the reference direction and is... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6931738 | Device and procedure for aligning of components The invention relates to a device for alignment of a first component (1) and a second component (2) in a predetermined relation to each other, comprising a transmitter unit (7) arranged for mounting on said first component (1) and compris... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6854190 | Calculator for offset pipe fitting A special offset calculator for determining the angle of a pipe fitting. The special offset calculator includes a background sheet having an offset value table with offset values representing various offset distances between two pipes to be connected. A transparent ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6834435 | Multi-purpose leveling device A multiple use level having an elongated body having two flange-like legs which extend at a right angle from one another from the corner apex. An L-shaped bracket is rotatably attached to one of the legs such that it may be freely rotated to any desired angle, then ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6804897 | Apparatus and method for use in assembling drive train of a race car Apparatus for use in aligning the differential input shaft of a race car with the transmission output shaft includes a transmission attachment and a differential attachment, each of which is detachably mountable to the race car. Each attachment includes a laser moun... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6792688 | Process and device for determining the alignment of a body with regard to a reference direction The invention relates to a process and device for determining the alignment, with respect to a reference direction, of a cylindrical body (10) mounted to rotate around its lengthwise axis (22). The device including a position measurement probe (20 | 09/21/2004 |
| 6784986 | Device and process for alignment of machine shafts A device for aligning two machine shafts which are coupled to one another has: at least one laser light source for emitting laser light; at least one reflector for reflecting the laser light; at least one receiving device for receiving the laser... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6763597 | Arrangement and process for determining the relative alignment of two bodies A arrangement for determining the alignment of marked axes (22, 28, 36, 38, 48, 50) of a first (20, 30, 40) and a second body (26, 32, 42) relative to one another, which is provided with a first and a second measurement device (10, 12) wh... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6662457 | Method and apparatus for aligning and cutting pipe A method and apparatus for aligning and cutting pipes to extract and install piping in industrial plants is characterized by the use of lasers on a ring for aligning the cutting tool. By adjusting the ring so that beams from the lasers strike specified ta... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6609305 | Process and device for determining the axial position of two machine spindles A process and device are provided for determining the axial position of two spindles or shafts, for example on machine tools, with respect to parallel offset and angular offset. The process includes moving both an optical transmitting device and also an o... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6601312 | Method and apparatus for universal shape cutting of pipes The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for obtaining templates used in pipe end cutting essential in fabricating saddle and mitered pipe connections. The template is made by an array of z-shaped pins arranged radially to form the shape o... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6581294 | Angle finder for large ducts An angle finder for large diameter ducts and piping. It consists of a pair of legs having front and back sides, and top and bottom ends. The top ends are pivotally connected, thereby forming an inverted adjustable "V." There also is provided a moveable ce... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6574878 | Method and apparatus for aligning shafts A method and apparatus is provided for mechanically coaxially aligning adjacent element shafts in the "X", "Y", and "Z" axis. The apparatus includes a holder and at least one aligning shaft slidably positioned with the holder. The aligning shaft and holde... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6533246 | Shoe clamp A clamping apparatus is provided with a shoe mountable on a work surface, and a clamp having a foot adapted for removable engagement with the shoe. Also provided is a method of clamping a workpiece in a fixed location with respect to a work surface includ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6505412 | Pipefitter's protractor A pipefitter's protractor is used to measure the angle between two separate pipes having an intersecting point. The protractor assembly includes a pipe attachment bar secured to the squared end of one pipe, with a protractor arm extending from the center ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6434849 | Method for determining a lateral and/or angular offset between two rotatable parts Data obtained by rotating a set of sensors attached to rotatable parts or the like, in order to perform an alignment of such rotatable parts, is organized in three dimensional vector form (triplets). Two components of such a three dimensional vector will ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6411375 | Shaft alignment methodologies A method for acquiring misalignment information as to centerlines of first and second in-line shafts utilizing a shaft alignment system including an analyzer having a memory. A sensor head mounted on the first shaft at an initial angular position relative... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6332276 | Articulate laser degree finder An articulate laser degree finder tool and attachments for use in establishing a precise level line ranging from the horizontal to a vertical position in degrees for use in the construction industry.... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6317993 | Pipe flange square and method A tool for determining the perpendicular of the face of a pipe flange relative to the outside diameter of the pipe to which the flange is being attached. The tool being a 90 degree framing square with a lateral or oblique leg portion. The lateral or obliq... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6209212 | Centering structure between machine-side spindle and motor shaft and method of using same A first mounting plate (4) is formed with a ring-shaped projection (6) on its undersurface, facing a through hole (5) in the center. An outer peripheral wall (61) of the projection (6) is finished into the shape of a perfect circle. In mounting a motor (2... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6161297 | Square holding device A pipe fitting tool is provided including a square having a pair of planar rectangular strips coupled at ends thereof in perpendicular relationship. Also included is at least one holder having a pair of lower surfaces which form an angle with respect to e... | 12/19/2000 |
