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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290352 | measurement device for a support land for a valve disc A measuring tool is designed to measure the relationship between an inner hub land and an outer land for a valve body. A locating face engages the inner hub land such that the measurements are taken with respect to the inner hub land. A probe is designed to engage t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7249968 | Electrical connections for harsh conditions Apparatuses are provided which basically comprise a socket which has at least two contiguous passages formed therein which are adapted to receive exposed wire and/or insulated wire. Bonding materials and crimp joints, alone or in combination, are provided to further... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241077 | Underwater installation apparatus A running tool for deployment from a base such as a vessel for installing a component at an underwater facility such as a hydrocarbon extraction well includes a carriage which is lowered from the base. The carriage releasably retains the component. A compensator is ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7176678 | Method and apparatus for measuring a thickness of a nonconductive coating and calibrating a thickness measurement gauge A method and apparatus are provided for measuring a thickness of a nonconductive coating disposed over portions of first and second conductive surfaces that intersect at an intersection angle. The apparatus is a thickness measurement gauge having an eddy current sen... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171760 | Height indicator gauge A measuring device for use with powered table saws and related equipment. The measuring device provides for a quick and easy determination and setting of cutting blade height on power equipment in a workshop. The device has a support cylindrical sleeve base with a h... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7093373 | Displacement measuring instrument A displacement measuring instrument (1) has a spindle (25) penetrating a gauge body (11) to be slidably supported relative to the gauge body (11) to be displaced and a lifting lever (20) manipulated from the outside for forcibly sh... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093368 | Engraving tool depth control nosepiece for enhancing line uniformity Engraving tool bit depth controlling nosepiece adjustment devices establish a precise protrusion distance that an engraving tool bit protrudes from the end of the nosepiece of a spring loaded engraving tool, that is in turn inserted within and driven by a standard m... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077020 | Internal field joint inspection robot An inspection robot is provided to traverse the interior of a pipeline for the purpose of checking the coating at the interior surface of the pipeline at the weld seams. The robot is designed to determine the thickness of the coatings and to provide a visual and rec... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6977498 | Measurement probe, in particular for an apparatus for measurement of the thickness of thin layers The invention relates to a measurement probe, in particular for an apparatus for measurement of the thickness of thin layers, having a housing which has at least one printed circuit board and at least one sensor element which is associated with the printed circuit b... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964115 | Levelling rod for building construction A leveling device for leveling floor pavement layers comprises a rod (1) having a hollow (90) therethrough and a fixing flange (11) for fitting with a fixing member at a lower end, a fixing member (3) including an aperture (31) in ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6938355 | Adhesive bead height measuring system An adhesive bead depth or height measuring system includes a base to which a bead of adhesive is applied by a production adhesive applying machine, and a slide gauge which slides over the base. The gauge member has a pair of rails which are separated by a slot, each... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6575115 | Thickness gauge pin A gauge pin includes a round rod that extends perpendicularly from a top surface of a disc shaped base. A bottom surface of the base is coated with an adhesive.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6538434 | Magnetically responsive device for measuring the thickness of magnetic films A device for measuring the thickness of films or coatings on bases wherein the film thickness is determined from the magnetic adhesive force of a permanent magnet on the surface of the film to be measured. The device includes a permanent magnet attached t... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6360447 | Empty envelope assurance apparatus and method An empty envelope assurance system is provided. The system includes a conveyor for conveying an opened envelope having a front face and a rear face along a path of movement. The conveyor is arranged such that any contents of the envelope rests against one... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6298574 | Bituminous paving depth gauge A top reading bituminous paving depth gauge is used to determine the thickness of paving layers. The gauge comprises a depressible rod operatively associated when a rod support system comprising an upper portion having a graduated measuring gauge fixed on... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6138374 | Apparatus for measuring coating thickness on a substrate and method thereof The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for determining coating thickness on a substrate. The apparatus comprises a jig and fixture combination where the jig includes a moveable stop that fixes a position for placing a substrate specimen in th... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6026586 | Powder coating thickness gauge A detector for measuring a thickness of a powder on a surface includes a body; a device extending from the body for facilitating holding the body on the surface; and a plurality of teeth extending from the body and spaced from each other along the plane, ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6011391 | Probe for measuring thin layers using a magnetic or eddy current process Measurement probe (1) is used for measuring thin layers (19) on base material (20) using a magnetic or eddy current process. On probe housing (5) above a stop for guide means (3) with measurement sensor (12) and measurement pole (13) sliding element (2) f... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5929633 | Device for measuring the thickness of thin layers The invention relates to a device for measuring the thickness of thin layers in the low micrometer range, having a measuring probe at an end region of a supporting arm, the measuring pole of which probe can be placed on the surface of the layer, having a ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5806398 | Method and apparatus for determing the number of sheets in a stack A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining the quantity of sheets of material in a stack containing an unknown quantity. The method can be practiced with existing machines which perform various operations on the sheets of material while they are... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5575075 | Thickness detecting device A sheet thickness sensing apparatus adapted to sense variations in thickness of sheet materials or documents such as printouts, invoices, and direct mails irrespective of dimensions of each document. The thickness sensing apparatus includes a main body, a... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5335424 | Gauge for measuring radial distances on a cylindrical surface An apparatus for measuring radial distances relative to the surface of a cylinder includes a chassis supported on the cylinder by at least three wheels, at least one of which is rotatable about an axis different from the axes about which the remaining whe... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5327659 | Wet film thickness gauge In order to achieve relative simplicity in a reliable measurement technique, an apparatus and method for measuring wet film thickness on a surface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fixture adapted to be positioned in close proximity to the surface, a... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5311669 | Non-magnetic printing press packing gauge A printing press packing gauge is provided in the form of a channel member or saddle for lengthwise disposition along and support from a blanket cylinder with the open side of the channel member abutted and seated against the blanket cylinder and one end ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5235756 | Portable coating thickness measuring device A readily portable, hand-held coating thickness measuring device which utilizes a pin to penetrate a coating and a gauge to accurately determine the thickness of the coating based on the degree of penetration is disclosed. The pin is formed at a tip of an... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5193289 | Apparatus for measuring the thickness of thin layers A long arm bears a probe at its end and is arranged in such a way that it can swivel by small angular amounts. This low-mass and slowly movable system is protected by a protective device from which it emerges only partly during the measuring operation. A ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5134785 | Method and apparatus to measure pile loop height A method and apparatus to measure the loop height in a loop pile fabric by moving an apparatus across the surface of the fabric and allowing the loops to create a line on a powdered surface to which a finger is aligned with to cause the plunger of a gauge... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5094009 | Gauge for measuring the thickness of a coating on a substrate A gauge for measuring the thickness of a coating on a substrate includes a housing, an indicator rod movably positioned within the housing, a magnet mounted on the forward end of the indicator rod, and a spring connected to the rearward end of the indicat... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5084983 | Printing press packing gauge support An elongated gauge support body plate is provided including opposite side longitudinal margins equipped with opposite end abutment blocks projecting outwardly from one side of the plate for seated engagement with a partial cylindrical surface. The plate d... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5042160 | Tapered caliper gauge pad A contacting caliper gauge for measuring the thickness of a moving sheet. The gauge has two extendible members located opposite one another on opposite sides of the sheet. Each extendible member forces a caliper pad into contact with the sheet. Each pad i... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5006799 | Low cost magnetic coating thickness gauge with holding magnet, bias spring and holding force indicator A low cost magnetic gauge that measures the thickness of non-ferrous coatings such as paint on ferrous materials such as auto bodies. Construction consists principally of two telescoping tubes, connected by a spring, with a permanent magnet at the end of ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4813147 | Apparatus for interacting with both sides of a two-sided strip A thickness monitoring system for measuring the thickness of layer disposed on both sides of a two sided strip includes a thickness measuring device, a first set of guide rollers mounted to guide the strip past the thickness measuring device along a first... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4779352 | Method and apparatus for measuring coating layer thicknesses on motor vehicle bodies A method and an apparatus are provided for testing final coating layer thicknesses on motor vehicle bodies by means of measuring probes moved along a body by way of automatic manipulators. A measuring probe (20), disposed in a guide member suspended on gi... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4776099 | Wet film thickness gauge An apparatus for use in the measurement of the thickness of a wet coating applied to a supporting surface includes a measuring disk having a support axis, a circumferential edge, the radial distance between the support axis and the circumferential edge va... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4745684 | Solder thickness measurement method and apparatus A carrier (36) brings a probe (42) down to the solder surface (28) and a base measurement is taken. The solder is heated to melt the solder and the probe moves down through the liquid solder to the next solid therebelow, and a second position measurement ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4722142 | Coating thickness gauge An apparatus for measuring the thickness of a coating on the inside wall of a metallic tubular member comprising: a housing; means for positioning the housing in a predetermined position in relation to the inside wall; a probe comprising means for followi... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4599562 | Method and apparatus for magnetically measuring a coating with a plurality of magnets A method and apparatus are disclosed for magnetically measuring a coating on a magnetizable material. The apparatus includes a plurality of magnets flexibly connected to one another with the magnets preferably provided on a strap of flexible material. Eac... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4567436 | Magnetic thickness gauge with adjustable probe A magnetic thickness gauge is disclosed wherein a balance arm is pivotably mounted in a housing with a spring providing a bias force to counteract a magnetic attraction of the balance arm toward a base of a coating to be measured. The balance arm is provi... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4539755 | Turbine compressor clearance indicator device and method of using same A turbine compressor clearance indicator device is used to measure the clearance between a rotor blade and a case and/or between a stator vane and a rotor shaft. The device has a dial indicator mounted in a "U" shaped holder having two feet. Each foot has... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4433290 | Magnetic coating thickness comparator having parallel magnetic rods with nonmagnetic slide indicators A coating thickness and surface comparator for measuring the thickness of nonmagnetic coatings (28) or roughness on ferromagnetic base materials. A permanent rod magnet (6) and a ferromagnetic rod (16) are supported by nonmagnetic slides (12, 14) parallel... | 02/21/1984 |
