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7635289 Contour follower  
A collision detection sensor for a waterjet system provides a signal in the event the device approaches to within a selected distance of an obstruction in the plane of the working surface. An...
7557933 Measuring probe, sample surface measuring apparatus and sample surface measuring method  
A measurement probe 1 for measuring a surface of sample S comprises a base section 10 , a head section 30 having a probe tip 31 , and a support structure section 15 which supports the head...
7546690 Probe system and method for operating a probe system  
A probe system includes a probe head and a transceiver element. The probe head has a feeler and a sensor element. Moreover, the probe head is able to be transferred from a passive state to an...
7472491 Measuring probe, especially for a device for the measurement of the thickness of thin layers  
The invention relates to a Measuring probe for a device for the measurement of the thickness of thin layers, with a housing ( 14 ) comprising at least one sensor element ( 17 ), which is accepted...
7373734 Linear proportioner  
A linear proportioner including a logarithmic mechanism to be used for transferring linear dimensions from an existing drawing, picture or actual scene to a new drawing or artist medium. An...
7350307 System and method for checking mechanical pieces, with wireless signal transmission  
A system for detecting the position and/or the dimensions of mechanical pieces ( 3 ) includes a checking probe ( 1 ) with detection devices ( 2 ) and a remote transmitter ( 4 ), a receiver ( 7 )...
7318285 Surface profile measuring instrument  
Provided are a measuring section ( 210 ) including a vibrating contact-type probe having a measuring force detection circuit ( 219 ) which detects a measuring force acting to the contact portion (...
7310884 Adjustable golden section indicator and method for loci transfer  
An adjustable device to locate and transfer the positions of golden section points from a source image to a secondary surface, comprising a plurality of paired blades that are coupled to pivot at...
7284337 Probe head for a coordinate measuring machine  
A probe head for a coordinate measuring machine has a stylus resiliently suspended in a housing. A sensor arrangement serves for detecting deflections of the stylus relative to the housing. The...
7282017 Tool-switching device  
Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken...
7266900 Apparatus for the linear dimension checking of mechanical pieces  
A head for the linear dimension checking of mechanical pieces including a casing, an arm carrying a feeler for touching the mechanical piece to be checked, a fulcrum for enabling displacements of...
7243439 Touch sensor  
A touch sensor using a Hall IC is provided. To this end, in a cantilever mechanism 15 of a parallel link by two plate springs 16 , a coupling member 18 on the fixed side is fixed to a...
7228642 Probe for a coordinate measuring machine  
A probe for a coordinate measuring machine has a stationary first part and a second part which can move relative to said first part. The second part can be a feeler pin or a feeler pin extension of...
7202680 Touch probe  
A touch probe is provided, including a deflectable stylus with a rest position mechanism on which the stylus is arranged, and a housing in which the rest position mechanism is accommodated. The...
7197837 Gauge assembly for measuring diameter and total indicated runout  
The invention is directed to a gauge assembly that is used to measure parameters of camshaft journals or other objects with cylindrical surfaces. The gauge assembly includes two gauges, the first...
7185440 Sensing contact probe  
A sensing contact probe includes a beam support and a probe. The probe has a bent beam body that extends from the beam support to a probe tip face that has a position and faces in an angular...
7174652 Performing measurement or calibration on positioning machines  
A machine having a pair of spaced structures, a plurality of ball and socket joints spaced apart on each structure, and six struts interconnecting the structures. Each strut engages with a...
7168179 Touch probe comprising a switch with contacts protected by inert gas  
A touch probe with an arm ( 13 ) coupled to a movable arm-set ( 3 ) supported in a casing ( 1 ) includes an electric switch ( 31 ) with a housing ( 33 ) fixed to the casing and a mechanical...
7162383 Calibration method for surface texture measuring instrument, calibration program for surface texture measuring instrument, recording medium storing the calibration program and surface texture measuring instrument  
In a calibration method for a surface texture measuring instrument which measures a surface of a workpiece and includes an arm that is supported to be swingable around a base point thereof and is...
7159327 Touch probe with transmission device and spring for urging the device against guide surfaces  
A touch probe is provided with an arm coupled to a movable arm-set and supported in a casing. The touch probe includes an electric switch with a housing fixed to the casing, and a mechanical...
7146742 Device for recognizing a probe head used in a measuring instrument  
Device with a removable probe head ( 15 ) for measuring a workpiece, whereby the device comprises a receiving section ( 17.1 ) for attaching the probe head ( 15 ). In the receiving section ( 17.1 )...
7131207 Workpiece inspection method  
A method of inspecting an artefact using a non contact measurement mounted on a coordinate measuring apparatus. An artefact is measured first with a contact probe ( 28 ) and then with a non contact...
7100297 Probe or stylus orientation  
Re-orientation of a stylus ( 30 ) or measurement probe ( 12 ) can be accomplished by engaging a part of the stylus or probe with a fixed part ( 50 ) and moving the probe in a spherical path centred...
7100429 Surface profile measuring instrument and surface profile measuring method  
A surface profile measuring instrument for measuring a surface profile of a workpiece has: a probe having a stylus provided with a measuring portion for measuring a surface of a workpiece at a tip...
7086170 Analogue probe  
A probe 8 comprises a housing 10 and a member 20 movable with respect to the housing onto which a stylus 12 may be mounted such that movement of the stylus results in movement of the member...
7076883 Scanning probe  
A scanning probe ( 1, 10 ) according to the present invention includes a measurement stylus (stylus) ( 6 ) movably supported via elastic members ( 5 D, 5 E, 5 F) on a probe body ( 4 ), fine...
7043849 Multifunction caliper instrument for the arts  
A multifunction instrument comprising four movable parts, including a first leg 12 , an identical second leg 14 , a pointer arm 16 , and a connecting arm 18 . Pointer arm 16 and connecting...
7045088 Measuring tool, encoder and producing method of encoder  
Components of a measuring tool such as a main beam ( 11 ) and a slider ( 12 ) of a caliper gauge ( 1 ) are formed by a synthetic resin containing carbon nanofiber and an electro-conductive...
7020324 Precision measurement of tube wall thickness  
A method for measuring the thickness of a tube wall comprising mounting a cut tube onto a rod is disclosed. At least two contact tips are moved into contact with the tube. The tips are imaged with...
7017275 Portable coordinate measurement machine with improved handle assembly  
A portable coordinate measurement machine comprises an articulated arm having jointed arm segments. The arm includes a probe at one end thereof. The probe also includes improved switches and a...
6951060 Method for transmitting control commands from a transmitting element to a measuring probe  
In a method for the wireless transmission of a control command from a transmitting element to a measuring probe using electromagnetic signals, the control command includes at least one bit sequence...
6941671 Probe triggering  
A touch-trigger probe is described having a workpiece-contact sensor ( 15 ) in the form of a kinematic seating ( 10 ) and workpiece contacting stylus ( 12 ). A processor μP in the form of a...
6938353 Adjustable probe  
Touch-triggered probe comprising a fixed part, designed to be fastened onto a measuring machine or a machine tool, and a mobile contact feeler that can be oriented on two independent axes along a...
6922904 Method and system for analyzing transmitted signals from a probe system  
A method and a system is for evaluating the transmitted signals of a probe system, which has a probe element that is deflectable out of a rest position and which generates transmitted signals,...
6907673 Adjustable probe  
Touch-triggered probe comprising a fixed part, designed to be fastened onto a measuring machine or a machine tool, and a mobile contact feeler that can be oriented on two independent axes along a...
6877242 Illuminated caliper instrument  
An illuminated caliper device includes a caliper assembly having first and second caliper legs each having a pointed tip and a pivot end. A pivot support and first and second pivot elements...
6854196 Adjustable baluster spacer tool  
An adjustable spacer tool for spacing balusters includes an extendable pantograpic assembly having a first and second end and including evenly-spaced parallel uprights and X-shaped sets of...
6848315 Vibration detecting system of resilient body and vibrating contact detection probe  
A stylus structure ( 40 ) integrally incorporating a stylus ( 2 ), a vibrator ( 4 ), a detector ( 6 ), a first secondary magnetic circuit ( 12 ) and a second primary magnetic circuit ( 21 ), and a...
6839563 Signal transmission circuit for probe  
An optical pulse signal from a machine tool measuring probe is received by a photodiode ( 28 ). To reduce interference from xenon strobe beacons, fluorescent lights etc., the pulse signal is...
6836323 Spatial reference system  
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the related art by providing a spatial reference system that includes at least one artifact assembly. The artifact assembly has a measuring bar...
6823603 Device for enabling a single user to easily and accurately mark right and oblique angles and method for employing same  
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for marking an angles relative to a baseline, the apparatus comprising two elongate arms, one arm having a length greater than that of...
6812850 Measuring apparatus  
The present invention has an object to provide a measuring apparatus which can surely prevent the collision of a moving member. A measuring apparatus 10 comprises a moving member 18 which is...
6804896 Electronic measuring device  
An embodiment of an electronic measuring device includes a housing having an exterior surface configured and arranged to be removably secured within a support member. An electrically conductive...
6782632 Writing instrument-caliper system and method  
Described is a writing instrument-caliper system composed of a fully functional writing instrument and a separate caliper device. The writing instrument and caliper device are of such construction...
6760977 Trigger probe and method for assembling a trigger probe  
Trigger probe, constructed on the principle of the Boys connection, serving to detect the contact between the probe's stylus and a piece to be measured, comprising an electric circuit with at least...
6726472 Orthodontic measurement gauge  
A gauge for measuring and/or marking teeth or models of teeth for the determination of the placement of attachments for orthodontic braces. The gauge has a first arm with a gauge element with a...
6718647 Force sensing probe  
A measurement probe ( 10 ) is disclosed having strain sensing elements ( 36 ) mounted on spokes ( 38 ) of a strain sensing member ( 34 ). The member ( 34 ) is disposed in parallel and spaced from a...
6708420 Piezoelectric touch probe  
The instant invention is a dynamic piezoelectric touch probe for use with coordinate measurement machines. The touch probe is characterized by five subsystems; (1) piezoelectric vibrator controlled...
6678966 Reseat system of touch signal probe  
A reseat system of a touch signal probe includes a fixed component, a movable component, a pair of hard balls provided on the fixed component, a cylindrical body provided on the movable component...
6665945 Method for operating a touch probe system and a touch probe system for executing the method  
A touch probe system that includes a receiver and a probe head that has a probe element positioned in a work space and a transmitter that transmits signals to the receiver. A rotating mechanism...
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