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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082674 | Self-powered coordinate probe A probe, connectable to a machine tool, has an electric generator and a driving element. The electric generator supplies an electric or electronic circuit with electric power, and the driving element is capable of relative rotation with respect to the stator of the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7992315 | Apparatus for measuring and checking internal dimensions of mechanical pieces A plug gauge (1) includes a support and protection system that defines a longitudinal axis with a handle (2) closed by a cap (13) that includes electronic devices for the wireless transmission of electrical signals representative of a dimension ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7779553 | Oscillating scanning probe with constant contact force A method for scanning a surface of a workpiece using a scanning probe 2 mounted on a support 3 on a coordinate measuring machine 4. The support contains drive means 5, 7 for actuating the movement of the scanning probe 2 relatively... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7716847 | Probe system and method for operating a probe system A probe system includes a probe head and a transceiver element. Due to contact of a stylus, a sensor signal is able to be generated by a sensor element. The probe head and the transceiver element are configured such that a wireless data transfer is able to be produc... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7665222 | Gauge for checking radial dimensions of mechanical pieces A gauge (1) for checking radial dimensions of a workpiece (60), e.g. the diameter of a crankpin orbitally rotating during grinding operations, includes a casing, a V-shaped reference device (4) and a rod that can move within the casing (2... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7546690 | Probe system and method for operating a probe system A probe system includes a probe head and a transceiver element. The probe head has a feeler and a sensor element. Moreover, the probe head is able to be transferred from a passive state to an active state, a sensor signal being able to be generated by the sensor ele... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7464483 | Probe head A probe head includes a feeler, a sensor unit, a CPU, a transmitting stage and a producer of electrical energy for supplying energy to the sensor unit, to the CPU and to the transmitting stage. An electrical signal is triggerable by the sensor unit in response to a ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7367133 | Device and method for coordinate measurement In a device and a method for coordinate measurement, a probe head generates a switching signal in response to contact with a workpiece. The device includes position-measuring units for each coordinate axis to be measured, with the aid of which the relative position ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367132 | Contact-type displacement measuring apparatus A contact-type displacement measuring apparatus includes a first movable body that reciprocates in a first linear direction; a driving unit that drives the first movable body; a second movable body that reciprocates in a second linear direction parallel to the first... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363181 | Straightness correcting method for surface texture measuring instrument, and surface texture measuring instrument A surface texture measuring instrument is provided that is capable of performing a correction operation depending on the rotation angle position of a detector even when the detector is rotated for measurement. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353616 | Shape measuring instrument A shape measuring instrument is provided as being capable of measuring a surface shape of a target with a small contact force while changing the contact force. A measuring probe 32 is supported while a tilt θ is provided. A retracting force of the measuring ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355424 | Test probe for finger tester and corresponding finger tester A test probe for a finger tester for the testing of non-componented circuit boards has a test needle with a probe tip which may be brought into contact with a circuit board test point, and which may be pivotably attached to a mount by means of at least two flexible ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350303 | Level, angle and distance measuring device The portable self-contained horizontal and vertical level, angle and distance measuring device is suitable for indicating whether or when two or more points are level with each other and for measuring distances and angles between two or more points, a point and a li... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350307 | System and method for checking mechanical pieces, with wireless signal transmission A system for detecting the position and/or the dimensions of mechanical pieces (3) includes a checking probe (1) with detection devices (2) and a remote transmitter (4), a receiver (7) being remotely placed from the probe to wirele... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347000 | Touch probe Touch probe for a machine for measuring coordinates, including a contact feeler (12), relatively mobile relatively to a fixed organ (1) and held in a defined and repeatable resting position by a spring (21). The probe comprises an electric circu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328519 | Machine adaptation Transmission of power and/or signal across a machine tool spindle shank is disclosed. Contacts (340) on the shank are connectable to tracks (24/22) on the spindle (210). A circuit (e.g. FIG. 15) is used to determine the orientation of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318285 | Surface profile measuring instrument Provided are a measuring section (210) including a vibrating contact-type probe having a measuring force detection circuit (219) which detects a measuring force acting to the contact portion (212); a moving unit (a three-dimensional drive mechan... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318284 | Method of calibrating a scanning system A method of measuring an object with a coordinate positioning apparatus, comprises the following steps: placing the object within the working volume of the coordinate positioning apparatus; measuring the object with a workpiece contacting probe to create measurement... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310891 | Head for the linear dimension checking of mechanical pieces A gauging head includes a substantially closed casing, a movable arm with a first portion, partly located inside the casing and associated with a position transducer, and a second portion, outside the casing, carrying a feeler for contacting a piece to be checked, a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284337 | Probe head for a coordinate measuring machine A probe head for a coordinate measuring machine has a stylus resiliently suspended in a housing. A sensor arrangement serves for detecting deflections of the stylus relative to the housing. The sensor arrangement comprises at least one Hall sensor having a magnet an... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281433 | Probe for three-dimensional measurements Touch probe including a fixed part (250), designed to be fastened onto a measuring machine or a machine tool, and a contact feeler (30) that is mobile and orientable on two independent axes (211, 212) along a multiplicity of directions indexed i... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281336 | Touch probe A touch probe (10,50) is disclosed comprising a probe body (12,52) housing first locating elements (23,58), a stylus holder (16,54) having second locating elements (24,57) which co-operate with the first locating elements to locate... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7266900 | Apparatus for the linear dimension checking of mechanical pieces A head for the linear dimension checking of mechanical pieces including a casing, an arm carrying a feeler for touching the mechanical piece to be checked, a fulcrum for enabling displacements of the arm with respect to the casing and a transducer for providing sign... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247149 | Contact and penetration depth sensor for a needle assembly An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a needle to contact and penetrate tissue. The apparatus also includes a device coupled to the needle, wherein the device detects the needle contacting the tissue, and measures depth of tissue penetration. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246448 | Method for calibrating a probe A method measures values on a workpiece (7) using a coordinate measuring apparatus which has a measuring probe head (5) with a deflectable probe pin (6). The coordinate measuring apparatus can carry out a linear or nonlinear projection (transfor... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243439 | Touch sensor A touch sensor using a Hall IC is provided. To this end, in a cantilever mechanism 15 of a parallel link by two plate springs 16, a coupling member 18 on the fixed side is fixed to a supporting block 24 which penetrates through the center... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228642 | Probe for a coordinate measuring machine A probe for a coordinate measuring machine has a stationary first part and a second part which can move relative to said first part. The second part can be a feeler pin or a feeler pin extension of the probe. A damping member for damping vibrations of the moveable s... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207120 | Scanning head for a measuring device A scanning head of the measuring type for a coordinate measurement system, has a fixed part, at least one part that is displaceable relative to the fixed part, and at least one damping device for damping vibrations that occur. The at least one damping device is conf... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185440 | Sensing contact probe A sensing contact probe includes a beam support and a probe. The probe has a bent beam body that extends from the beam support to a probe tip face that has a position and faces in an angular direction. The bent beam body has first and second beam layers bonded toget... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178253 | Coordinate measuring device with a vibration damping system A coordinate measuring device having a probe comprising a stylus (14) with a sensing member (18) for contacting the object (15) to be measured, a support unit (13) to which the stylus (14) is connected through elastic means (19 | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168179 | Touch probe comprising a switch with contacts protected by inert gas A touch probe with an arm (13) coupled to a movable arm-set (3) supported in a casing (1) includes an electric switch (31) with a housing (33) fixed to the casing and a mechanical transmission device (61) for mechanically tr... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159327 | Touch probe with transmission device and spring for urging the device against guide surfaces A touch probe is provided with an arm coupled to a movable arm-set and supported in a casing. The touch probe includes an electric switch with a housing fixed to the casing, and a mechanical transmission device for mechanically transmitting displacements of the arm,... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159477 | Apparatus for inspecting deformation of pipes An apparatus is provided for measuring deformation of a surface of a pipe. The apparatus has a central portion to which a detector section is mounted. At each side, guides are connected to the housing via arms. The housing has a platform below which an inverted U-sh... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162383 | Calibration method for surface texture measuring instrument, calibration program for surface texture measuring instrument, recording medium storing the calibration program and surface texture measuring instrument In a calibration method for a surface texture measuring instrument which measures a surface of a workpiece and includes an arm that is supported to be swingable around a base point thereof and is provided with a contact point at an end for scanning the workpiece sur... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155839 | Probe head A probe head includes a housing and a probe element. The probe element has a longitudinal axis and stop faces and is able to shift from a rest position along the longitudinal axis into a stop position relative to the housing. The probe head further includes counter-... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146741 | Measuring probe with diaphragms and modules A measuring probe includes a suspension module 112 in which a stylus holder 140 is suspended from a housing on a pair of diaphragms 142,144. At least one of the diaphragms is formed with spiral cut-outs whereby the stylus, which is connected at ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148712 | Probe for use in determining an attribute of a coating on a substrate A probe provides electrical communication between a coating and a processing system. One optional feature includes an outwardly projecting, electrically conductive engaging member that is held in a captivation structure releasably retained in a housing and engages a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146742 | Device for recognizing a probe head used in a measuring instrument Device with a removable probe head (15) for measuring a workpiece, whereby the device comprises a receiving section (17.1) for attaching the probe head (15). In the receiving section (17.1) sensors (17.2) in fixed, predefined posit... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131207 | Workpiece inspection method A method of inspecting an artefact using a non contact measurement mounted on a coordinate measuring apparatus. An artefact is measured first with a contact probe (28) and then with a non contact probe (32). An error map or function is generated (34... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127825 | Stylus orientation A measurement probe (10) has a stylus part (12) connected to it by means of a ball and cup universal joint (24/25 FIGS. 2 and 3). The stylus part (12) is reorientable relative to the probe and during reorientation is held by... | 10/31/2006 |
