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System for magnetically attaching templeless eyewear to a person
A system of eyewear that eliminates the need for hinges on the frames of the eyewear.
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US Patent 5183055 - Device for obtaining testicular or penile size and volume measurements
US Patent Issued on February 2, 1993
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 27, 2011Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 27, 2011Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA device which is useful in urological and andrological measurements of anatomical organs and for calculation of related volumetric capacity thereof which includes a graduated rule, bearing at one end thereof a fixed jaw, the rule defining an elongated cavity therein with a rack on at least one side thereof, and a movable jaw marker assembly opposed to the fixed jaw, said assembly being slideably mounted upon the rule; a refined marker scale engaging the rule in operative connection, and including a drive to motivate the refined scale relative to the graduated scale of the rule.Other References
| InventorApplicationNo. 813655 filed on 12/27/1991US Classes:600/587, Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or exerted by body33/512, Human33/830With special scale markingsField of Search33/792, Rotary indicator33/809, Exstensible-rule type33/813, Micrometer33/818, With additional indicator33/819, Digital33/830With special scale markingsExaminersPrimary: Hindenburg, MaxAssistant: Tucker, Guy V. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References648390, 3114976, 3333343, 4097997, X-ray calipersIssued on: 07/04/1978 Inventor: Bjornson4201226, Combination instrument for taking biomechanical measurements Issued on: 05/06/1980 Inventor: Phillips4233743, Skin-fold caliper Issued on: 11/18/1980 Inventor: Flick4312363, Surgical tissue thickness measuring instrument Issued on: 01/26/1982 Inventor: Rothfuss , et al.5102471Portable measuring instrument with solar batteries Issued on: 04/07/1992 Inventor: Sasaki Foreign Patent References
International ClassA61B 005/103 |
