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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7266906 | Measuring tool A measuring tool has a slider (3) supported to a body frame (1) and a feeding mechanism (4) for moving the slider in axial direction. The feeding mechanism includes: an outer roller (41) rotatably supported to the body frame (1); a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246450 | Electronic device for measuring conductive fasteners An electronic device includes a housing that has front and side faces. The side face has a linear shape provided with a longitudinal length smaller than a diameter of the front face. Coextensively shaped top and bottom conductive clamps are coupled to the side face ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7194917 | Method and devices for monitoring the clamping pressure, originating from an adjusting cylinder and fixing an exchangeable electrode at the electrode-supporting arm The aim of the invention is to prevent a detrimental effect on the operation of electric smelting furnaces. To achieve this, a pressure cell (41), which continuously measures the clamping force, is allocated to the actuating cylinder (21) that is respo... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6879653 | Method and device for measuring the diameter of a peripheral rod in a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor The diameter of a segment of a peripheral rod in a fuel assembly is measured between two successive spacer grids. A measuring tool is positioned at a level situated between the two successive spacer grids, the tool comprising two measuring fingers that are free to m... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6671976 | Output-attached measuring instrument An output-attached measuring instrument has: a measuring instrument body (1) having a circuit board (14) for processing a measurement signal from a sensor as a measurement data, an output electrode (15) for outputting the measurement data, and a connector... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6073360 | Instrument mount with spring-loaded clamp A mount for mounting a measuring instrument, such as an electronic measuring transducer. The mount includes a spring operated clamp assembly for attaching the mount to a first part with a reference surface engaging a desired location on the first part. In... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5430954 | Measuring calliper There is disclosed a calliper, useful for measuring how much fat can be pinched beneath the skin, having jaws (4,6) pivotally mounted for relative pivotal movement. The movement is amplified by a gear train (24, 26, 28, and 30). The final gear wheel (30) ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5070622 | Dimension measuring device To measure the gaps between fuel rods in a fuel assembly, a feeler gauge is provided with a pair of resilient arms having elongated electrical resistance strips carried by their confronting surfaces and extending from terminations adjacent the free ends o... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4993170 | Hands-off micrometer A novel micrometer apparatus is provided which is capable of providing strip workpiece thickness measurements with high precision and without operator dependence, the apparatus including a fixed anvil mounted to a "C" frame, a movable shaft mounted opposi... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4989329 | Rotary displacement transducers A rotary displacement transducer comprises a shaft rotatably supported in a housing, and to which the rotary displacement to be sensed is applied. The shaft is axially fixed in the housing, and has a precision screw thread formed over part of its length. ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4798004 | Displacement detecting apparatus The present invention relates to a displacement detecting apparatus incorporating therein a detector of phase discriminating type electrostatic capacity system. The detector includes a first and second sensing members, which are provided on sections movab... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4551982 | Ice-thickness sensing device in refrigeration system A refrigeration system includes a latent heat storage tank having an evaporator coil or tube submerged in water and on which a layer of ice forms in response to circulation therethrough of refrigerant from a motor-driven compressor. Apparatus is provided ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4530161 | Caliper tool using magnetostrictive displacement transducer A caliper tool for measuring internal dimensions of an enclosure with the tool including a housing of a size to fit within the disclosure and several feeler arms attached in a rotatable fashion to the tool housing with each feeler arm extending outwardly ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4345380 | Gap gauge A hand-held, manually operable gauge for measuring the gap between opposing surfaces of a pair of spaced parts includes a pair of reciprocable gauge fingers insertable into the gap and respectively shiftable into engagement with the parts by a lever pivot... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4063362 | Measuring instrument A measuring instrument of the caliper type which can be extended out, by means of extension pieces, to cover a wide range of linear dimensions. A mechanical scale gives the most significant figures of the measurement and the scale indicates a different ra... | 12/20/1977 |
