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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6247242 | Mechanism for detecting position of a movable member A movable member is slidably mounted on a fixed member so as to be moved in a predetermined direction, and a linear sensor is attached to the fixed member, a slider is slidably mounted on the linear sensor so as to be moved in the predetermine direction. ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5560118 | Linear position transducer A linear position transducer (10) including a housing (12), a threaded stud (56) fixedly secured within the housing, a rotatable drum (26) thread-mounted on the threaded stud, a string (18) secured to the drum and extending from the housing, a torsion spr... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5251498 | Device for measuring the physical state of an object To solve the problem that the prior device has a difficulty in performing accurate measurement of weight or dimension of a work which is placed in a furnace, the invention provides a device for measuring the physical state of the work under high temperatu... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5174030 | Apparatus for measuring length and perimeter An apparatus for measuring the length or perimeter of an object has a main housing part provided with a main abutment and forming a main attachment location and a movable housing part provided with a movable abutment normally spaced longitudinally from th... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5154003 | Pivoted-arm caliper A caliper has a pair of arms which are connected for rotation about a pivot point. Each arm has a tip and a contact surface is connected to one of the arms. The caliper includes a mechanical or electronic indicator which is responsive to the relative posi... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5121558 | Method and apparatus for controlling and indicating angular rotation of a shaft A shaft is supported rotatably within a tubular aluminum extrusion and is rotated by a motor, with at least a portion of the length of the shaft comprising a lead screw along which a nut is displaced during rotation of the shaft, with a member projecting ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4416063 | Golden proportion calipers A proportional divider comprises a reference index located between a pair of variable indices and a sectionalized threaded spindle having opposite end sections with reverse threads and of different pitches in a ratio approximating 1 to 0.618. Each spindle... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4253240 | Measurement apparatus for interrupted surfaces A measurement apparatus includes a measuring rod with a contact surface for contacting a workpiece. One or more proximity sensors is mounted on the measuring rod adjacent the contact surface. A brake shoe, responsive to the output of the proximity sensor,... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4170068 | Apparatus for transmission of measuring motion in gauging equipment A gauging frame for transmitting measuring movements comprises two bar elements allowing components to be mounted thereto individually and each independently of other components by engagement with the bar element transversely thereof.... | 10/09/1979 |
| 3996669 | Wide-range device for measuring the linear sizes of mechanical workpieces A wide-range device for measuring the sizes of mechanical pieces which includes at least one measuring head, a support for said at least one measuring head with a narrow-range measuring transducer, a D.C. motor, a position transducer with reciprocally mov... | 12/14/1976 |
