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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5377419 | Method and means for measuring squareness of two opposing corners on plate structures An improvement to a measuring table for fabricated plate products, such as sheet metal and the like. A measuring table having legs for support of flat table surfaces with opposite sides and ends is equipped with a straight reference gauge extending square... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375341 | Crimp height measurement device An apparatus for measuring crimp height between crimped opposite sides of a terminal which has been crimped to an element is provided. The apparatus is particularly useful for measuring the crimp height of a terminal when one or more of the crimped opposi... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5216818 | Two-point internal diameter measurement gage A pair of anvil pins are mounted at their lower ends on a pair of spaced carriers, which reciprocate beneath a work supporting surface in horizontally spaced, colinear paths. The pins project upwardly through an elongate slot in the work surface and into ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5177875 | Measuring machine A measuring machine for measuring an article is disclosed. The machine includes a frame which mounts a movable carriage. A vertically movable measuring assembly is mounted on the carriage. The measuring assembly includes a pair of spaced measuring arms. A... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5165176 | Gage for measuring outer diameters An improved gage for measuring the diameters of threaded members comprises a frame having two platforms extending therefrom, and a support member mounted to the frame for receiving threaded members to be measured. A gage member having a plunger is mounted... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5121559 | Method and device for recognizing standard size parts A device for recognizing different type parts, each type having a predetermined dimension, comprises an abutment against which one side of the part is positioned, a mobile feeler including a mobile abutment adapted to be brought into contact with the othe... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5022161 | Plate fin collar gauging apparatus An apparatus for gauging the height and outer diameter of a collar in a heat exchanger plate fin. The apparatus comprises a vertically displaceable carriage overhanging a base on which a plate fin can be mounted for measurement. On the carriage are mounte... | 06/11/1991 |
