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7237342 Optical axis adjusting device for use in a laser ruler  
An optical axis adjusting mechanism disposed on a laser ruler for adjusting an optical axis of the laser ruler is provided. The laser ruler includes a main bracket. The optical axis adjusting...
7237341 Studfinder and laser line layout tool  
A layout tool includes an object detector constructed and arranged to detect the location of a vertically extending edge portion of an object hidden from view behind a generally vertically...
7234812 Method and apparatus for manufacturing a custom fit optical display helmet  
A helmet with an optical display system is provided with a custom fit protective liner which precisely aligns the wearer's eyes with the optics on the helmet. The helmet is manufactured by...
7234540 Gyroscopic steering tool using only a two-axis rate gyroscope and deriving the missing third axis  
A two-axis gyroscope used on a bottom hole assembly can be used for determining a rate of rotation about the rotational axis of a BHA. The method takes advantage of possible misalignment of at...
7234246 Tape measure  
The tape measure incorporates a lighting device that is positioned to illuminate a measured length on the tape. The tape has a set of numerals for outside measurement that are of one color and a...
7234245 Attachment apparatus and methods  
Apparatus and methods for precisely locating and marking where to fasten an object, such as a plaque or photograph, on a surface, such as a wall are described. The apparatus comprises a fastening...
7234244 Method and apparatus for measuring the position of an end head of a roll  
A method and apparatus for determining the position, relative to the grab ( 1, 2 ) transporting them, of the end heads used in packing paper, cellulose, and board rolls, when the end head is...
7233872 Difference correcting method for posture determining instrument and motion measuring instrument  
The error of a sensor in motion capture system is corrected. An acceleration sensor determines the direction of gravity (G 1 ) in a still initial state. The direction G 1 will never change always...
7231858 Table saw having a measurement and display system  
A table saw having various embodiments of a measurement and display system. Several embodiments have at least one fence rail on which a removable fence is movably supported and comprise an...
7231726 Measuring instrument cover and measuring instrument  
A cover body ( 100 ), formed of an elastic member for covering a slider body ( 510 ) of a caliper, is provided with concavities and convexities ( 112 ) on the inner surface thereof and concavities...
7231725 Probing pin and probe system equipped therewith  
A probing pin includes a predefined breaking point, which is arranged between a first section and a second section of the probing pin. The two sections each have a longitudinal axis. In the region...
7231724 Nozzle seal slot measuring tool and method  
A tool for measuring seal slot position includes a tool shaft having a longitudinal axis, a pin eccentrically disposed at one end of the tool shaft relative to the longitudinal axis, and a disk...
7231723 Device for neural sensor placement and reference system measurements  
A device for at least one of neural sensor placement and taking reference system measurements may include a front frame member supportable by a person's nose when the device is placed on the...
7231722 Lay out line  
A chalk line apparatus for marking regularly spaced locations. The apparatus comprises a casing for powdered chalk containing a rotatable reel, a wire rope wound on said reel, and an exit opening...
7231721 Archery laser arrow  
The laser targeting system of the present invention eliminates the problem of parallax between the arrow's path and the archer's line of sight. An embodiment is a laser integrated into an arrow...
7231720 Inside/outside scribe  
The invention is an improved, hand-held, adjustable, graduated marking gauge and scribe for carpentry and related activities. It is used to mark work-pieces at a given distance from an adjacent...
RE39686 Ambient light collecting bow sight  
An ambient light collecting bow sight having a light collecting filament, wherein the light collecting filament is preferably a scintillating fiber optic filament of sufficient length to enable...
7228644 Carpenter square and tape measure combination assembly  
A carpenter square and tape measure combination assembly includes a tape measure. The tape measure includes a housing having a lower wall, an upper wall and a perimeter wall. A square assembly...
7228643 Method of gaging on gear lapping and testing machines  
A system to replace or augment the common manual cone-gage method with a method that is highly automated on a CNC machine. Two cone-gage fixtures are employed, getting clamped into the gear and...
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...
7228641 Bearing arrangement  
A bearing arrangement for an articulatable support includes bearing assemblies. In one embodiment, the assemblies have a ball and aperture having sliding contact at discrete areas during relative...
7228640 Feeler device for workpieces being machined  
A feeler device ( 1 ) of workpieces being machined, in particular for measurement instruments ( 2 ) of workpieces being machined on machine tools, of the type comprising a head ( 7 ) including...
7228639 Invert measuring device  
A measuring device for obtaining inlet invert measurements, pipe invert measurements, and pipe diameter measurements includes an invert measuring rod having a plurality of rod segments, each a...
7228638 Measuring device  
In one embodiment, a measuring device includes a reference surface, a trough extending lengthwise away from the reference surface at substantially a right angle, and a scale affixed to the trough...
7228637 Impact-absorbing end caps for levels  
An impact-absorbing end cap for an instrument such as a level is provided that is secured to an end of the level and has an outer portion and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is...
7228636 Pivoting rafter square with multiple insignia  
A framing square includes a right-angle square formed from a first member and a second member connected to each other at a respective distal end of each thereof and forming a right-angle connection...
7228635 Laser tilt apparatus and the method thereof  
The present invention discloses a laser tilt apparatus and the method thereof. The present invention comprises an input device, a tilt sensor, a motor, a microcontroller unit, and at least a laser...
7228634 Using viewing-angle-sensitive visual tags to determine angular orientation and/or location  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a visual tag to determine an angle. During operation, the system observes the visual tag from an observation point, wherein the...
7227647 Method for measuring surface properties and co-ordinate measuring device  
A method and apparatus for measuring surface properties of a workpiece in an extremely precise manner by means of a co-ordinate measuring device ( 10 ), independently from the material properties...
7226032 Picture-hanging device  
A picture-hanging device, method, and kit enable a user to effectively mark a select vertical location and quickly hang a picture at the select vertical location. The device comprises a hanger...
7225578 Aiming sight having fixed light emitting diode (LED) array and rotatable collimator  
An aiming sight includes a controller, a power supply, an LED array, and a collimator. The power supply powers the LEDs to turn-on and turn-off, and powers the collimator to rotate. The collimator...
7225555 Linear scale attachment device and attachment method  
A linear scale attachment device for holding and securely attaching a linear scale on an object to be measured is disclosed. The device includes an aluminum base formed with a holding groove having...
7225554 Apparatus and method for measuring a human head  
The invention relates to apparatus and methods for measuring a human head. The apparatus disclosed herein involve the use of linear rulers, or rotating contacting members, coupled to a support...
7225553 Gradiometer mounting and isolation system  
An apparatus for maintaining the orientation of an instrument or other object in one embodiment includes an inner shell of ferromagnetic material. An outer shell surrounds the inner shell, and one...
7225552 Method and system to detect an orientation of a moving object  
Method and system to detect orientations of a moving object using one or more magnetic compasses. The method and system minimize magnetic field interference in a space where an object is moving...
7225551 Electronic compass and method for tracking vehicle rotation  
An example method for controlling an electronic compass includes determining compass tracking angles in a coordinate system for magnetic field data points that correspond to magnetic field sensor...
7225550 System and method for using microgyros to measure the orientation of a survey tool within a borehole  
A system and method for determining an orientation of the survey tool within a borehole utilizes a survey tool including a plurality of rotation sensors each having a sensing axis and a direction...
7225549 Process and device for measuring angles in the horizontal plane  
The invention concerns a process and a device for measuring angles relative to the horizontal plane of elements in vehicles, with at least one laser (L) and at least one target (Z), which are...
7225548 System and method for aligning multiple sighting devices  
A system of independently oriented sighting devices includes a first sighting device ( 120 ) and a second sighting device ( 110 ). Upon aligning a line of sight of the first sighting device ( 12 )...
7222437 Combined stud finder and tape measure device  
A combined stud finder and tape measure device includes a housing having any traditional stud finder circuitry integrally disposed therein along with a tape measure having a tape strip wound on a...
7222436 Process for perforating printed or embossed substrates  
A process for registering lines of termination with indicia in a transported sheet of web material is disclosed. The process provides for the steps of: (a) transporting the sheet of web material in...
7222435 Self measuring workpiece  
An elongated construction workpiece having a viewable surface and adapted to be cut to a measured length or width at a work site, wherein the workpiece is provided on a viewable surface adjacent...
7222434 Driving device and measuring instrument  
A supporting device ( 300 ) for supporting a guide rail ( 200 ) for guiding a movable member subjected to relative displacement in relation to the base table ( 3 ). The supporting device includes,...
7222433 Electromagnetic inclinometer  
An angle sensor comprising a housing ( 1 ) having horizontal and vertical axes, which housing is adapted to receive a magnetic core ( 5 ) such that the core remains in substantially the same plane,...
7222432 Method of assembling reticle module  
A method of assembling a reticle module comprising a first element and a second element is provided. The method includes the following steps. First, a collimated beam of light shines on a first...
7222431 Alignment correction system and methods of use thereof  
Cartesian robots and methods for proper alignment are provided. More specifically, the invention uses reflective spheres and a laser to locate specific points that can then be used to determine...
7222430 Object locator sight  
An object locator sight aiding a first person to communicate the location of a distant object to a second person provides a laterally elongate base, carrying upstanding forward and spacedly...
7219441 Phreatic surface measurer terminal  
A terminal, for use with a phreatic surface measurer having a tape measure with at least one sensor at one end of the tape measure, includes a flexible protection element that substantially...
7219440 Lay-out tool and assembly  
A lay-out tool assembly includes a square having a base component with a straight edge and with trough structure in which a carpenter's pencil is seated, an abrasive area for sharpening the pencil,...
7219439 Mounting aid for a position measuring system, as well as a scale and position measuring system with this mounting aid  
A mounting aid for the alignment of a first graduation support in relation to a second graduation support of a position measuring system, the mounting aid including a spacer, which specifies a...