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7191529 Apparatus and method for controlling a programmable marking scribe  
A programmable marking scribe having a material displacement stylus movable in three mutually orthogonal axes to displace material from an object being marked and create a two-dimensional matrix of...
7191528 Column placement template  
A template system and column placement method which facilitates the placement of a column resulting in enhanced placement efficiencies for large scale column construction projects. In a preferred...
7191527 Linear distance measurement by non-driven arm  
The linear distance measurement apparatus comprises a non-driven arm that is mounted such that an arc movement of the arm describes a linear distance. A rotary sensor mechanism is coupled to the...
7188433 Sensor and method of mounting it  
What is described is a structural part comprising a mounting surface (M) for mounting the mounting surface to an attachment surface, wherein means for adhesive-bonding the mounting surface (M) with...
7188432 Correction of the temperature error during a measurement conducted by a coordinate measuring device  
The discovered temperature of the feeler is regularly determined and is recorded together with the associated calibrating data at this temperature. Temperature correction data for the feeler are...
7188431 Method of and device for determination of penetration depth  
For determining a depth of drilling in objects a path over which a resistance is measured which is produced by an object to be processed counteracts a processing tool during its advance movement,...
7188430 Continuously variable transmission belt inspection device  
An inspection device designed for a large number of consecutively attached metal elements punched and processed into a specified shape and for inspecting clearance between said metal elements of a...
7188429 Dimensional gage with hollow spindle  
A dimensional gage adapted to make measurements on a workpiece has a fixed member, a spindle assembly comprising a hollow spindle which receives the fixed member and is rotatable with respect to...
7188428 Thermally compensated test piece for coordinate measuring machines  
Test piece, comprising at least two shaped probe elements and at least one connecting element for connecting the at least two shaped probe elements. Each connecting element is provided with at...
7188427 Multi-task protractor  
A multi-task protractor apparatus having the capabilities of a rotating protractor, adjustable triangle, ruler, miniature leveler, framing square and roof angle finder is disclosed. The multi-task...
7188426 Inclination sensor  
An electronic inclination sensor is provided for the determination and display of surface inclination and the direction of such inclination. The information regarding the inclination and direction...
7186969 Optical configuration for imaging-type optical encoders  
A displacement measuring device including a scale, and an optical readhead including an index pattern and a light receiving element is provided. A bright/dark pattern arising from a scale grating...
7186917 Disposable wall box painting mask  
A mask for use during painting shields those components of the contents of a wall box which will be exposed through a decorative plate used to cover the wall box after the wall is painted. The mask...
7185875 Steps made easy for concrete only  
An adjustable template apparatus for setting up risers in manufacturing concrete steps for enhancing the speed of set up for risers with regard to level and spacing. The adjustable template...
7185446 Movable catch for automatic tape measure  
This invention is directed to a moveable catch. An automatic tape measure has a housing and a tape assembly. The tape assembly is supported in the housing and contains a tape switch, a reel, a...
7185445 Tape measure  
An improved tape measure for making an internal measurement from a member between generally parallel members of the type having a tape coiled in a housing having a tape hook external to the housing...
7185444 Modular scanning unit of a position measuring system  
A modular scanning unit for a position measuring system and including a support having a recess with a guide surface and a holder adjustably supported upon the support, wherein the holder has a...
7185443 Spacer  
A spacer for facilitating hanging and fastening siding strips to a structure. The spacer is placed on a previously-fastened siding strip. An unfastened siding strip is then placed on the spacer,...
7185442 Dot marks the spot  
Markers for mounting objects such as picture frames, mirrors, shelves and the like, to desired locations on a wall type surface without causing unnecessary holes to the wall surface. The markers...
7185441 Multiple unit transparent measuring device  
A multiple unit transparent measuring device comprised of eighteen +/− individual units, which may be assembled in a variety of combinations, including a single unit. Two of the units are a main...
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...
7185439 System for measuring the position of a ball in a sporting event  
A sporting apparatus for use in football. The sporting apparatus is a system that measures the manner in which football downs and distance is calculated in football. The system includes two down...
7185438 Method and apparatus for determining vehicle wheel geometry  
The invention is a method of determining the geometry of a wheel of a vehicle and/or the geometry of the associated support or drive structure. In one embodiment, a gauge includes caster and camber...
7183997 Satellite dish location device  
A satellite line of site alignment device for the installation of all satellite dish antenna. The alignment device provides a hand held orientation and angular inclination determination for...
7182148 Tool with motion and orientation indicators  
A tool has a housing; a display unit attached to the housing; and a motion detection unit operably coupled to the housing and to the display unit, wherein the motion detection unit is configured to...
7181861 Portable linear measuring device  
A device to measure the height of a person consists of an elongated base that extends from above the head of the person being measured to the flat surface on which the person stands and a sliding...
7181860 Miter measuring tape  
A miter measuring tape, for allowing a workman to readily and quickly measure a section of window or door frame casing stock from the inside point of a miter cut end of said stock section, having a...
7181859 Instructional template structure for aiding installation of wall brackets  
An instructional template structure for aiding the installation of wall brackets, which is primarily characterized by incorporating a template backboard in a wall bracket packaging box, which can...
7181858 Beaded jewelry mandrel and method of jewelry assembly  
A method for making beaded jewelry is provided. The method utilizes a megaphone shaped device having a small diameter first end and a larger diameter second end. The circumference of the first end...
7181857 Geomagnetic sensor for auto-calibration of magnetic field deviation and method of using the same  
A geomagnetic sensor for auto-calibration of a deviation and a method of using the geomagnetic sensor. The geomagnetic sensor includes a geomagnetic detector including X-axis and Y-axis fluxgates...
7181856 Laser measurement system  
A laser measurement system indicates the difference between an actual position of a vehicle frame reference point on a vehicle frame and a normal position employing a rotating laser scanner; an...
7181855 Methods and devices for enhancing intensity of on-surface lines cast by laser line projectors or the like  
Given a situation where a projected laser line appears to have terminated or faded as it intersects with a work-surface (e.g., a wall), a fan-out redirecting means is used to capture and redirect...
7181854 Laser leveling device having a suction mounting arrangement  
A laser leveling device having a suction mounting arrangement includes a housing and a mounting seal extending from the lower portion of the housing. The mounting seal cooperates with an attachment...
7181853 Modular laser layout system  
A light emitting module and a modular light emitting system with leveling capability. The system relates to light-based (e.g. lower-based) layout tools of the type used in the construction...
7181852 Sensing steering axis inclination and camber with an accelerometer  
Methods and devices for measuring and calculating wheel alignment angles. Light weight and mechanically robust accelerometers in measurement heads are attached to a vehicle's wheels during an...
7181851 Method of tracking a track geometry  
In a method of tracing a track geometry immediately ahead of a ballast pick-up device of a cleaning machine in a working direction, a first and a second measuring chord are guided on the track by a...
7178377 Inclination sensor  
An inclination sensor is provided with a main body fixed to a vehicle, a pendulum supported by the main body so as to swing in response to an inclination of the vehicle, and a magnetic sensor that...
7178260 Measuring head  
A unit damper apparatus 18 is used as a damper apparatus 18 which absorbs an impact and a vibration conveyed from a contact 14 to a seesaw member 12 , and a structure of this unit damper...
7178259 Rolling electronic length measuring device  
An electronic measuring device is disclosed which includes a pair of wheels connected to an axle that passes through a drive gear. The drive gear is enmeshed to a second gear which, in turn, is...
7178258 Method of and an apparatus for establishing a golf practice range  
An apparatus for establishing a golf practice range by at least one of measuring distances for such practice range and gathering golf balls from such practice range. The apparatus comprises a...
7178257 Tape measure with automatic blade extension mechanism  
A tape measure includes an automatic blade extension mechanism. The tape measure allows a user to draw and lock a blade using only one hand, when measuring a dimension of an object, thus allowing...
7178256 Hoop angle finder  
An angle finder tool for use with embroidery machines, wherein the tool enables accurate angle measurements to be determined so that the embroidery machine may properly orient the design onto the...
7178255 Methods and apparatus for manufacturing components  
A method for aligning a first and a second component for manufacturing using an alignment member. The first component includes at least one first datum and the second component includes at least...
7178254 Marking fixtures and methods  
A marking system includes a fixture having a base and means for receiving a pair of jaws in an installed condition. The fixture includes means for articulating the installed jaws relative to the...
7178253 Coordinate measuring device with a vibration damping system  
A coordinate measuring device having a probe comprising a stylus ( 14 ) with a sensing member ( 18 ) for contacting the object ( 15 ) to be measured, a support unit ( 13 ) to which the stylus ( 14...
7178252 Pipe fitting aligning device  
A pipe fitting aligning device having at least one square block assembly slidably positioned on a reference tool. The square block assembly includes a slot with a vertical scale extending...
7178250 Intersecting laser line generating device  
A line generating device generates two fan-shaped beams of light at an angle to each other, and projects the beams onto an adjacent surface, where the beams are visible as lines on the surface. A...
7178249 Measuring tool and method of making  
A tool for measuring, marking, and cutting material, the tool formed of a rigid sheet of transparent material having a transparent flexible sheet of pressure-sensitive material removably adhered...
7178246 Wallboard cutting tool  
A cutting assembly is slidably mounted on a T-Square. The T-Square may include a scale having multiple indicia for measured cutting based on the size of the wallboard sheet being cut. The cutting...
7175342 Shaft-misalignment-measuring device, a shaft-misalignment-measuring method, a single-shaft combined plant using the shaft-misalignment-measuring device and a start-up method of the single-shaft combined plant  
In a control equipment 10 , shaft-misalignment amount of a shaft 3 a of a gas turbine 3 and a shaft 5 a of a steam turbine 5 is measured and speed-increase ratio of rotation speed and heat...