Geometrical instruments inventions 04/06

20060085992 - Laser alignment system and method: Provided is a device/method of alignment of a laser's beam with the laser's support system so that the beam is substantially parallel in a chosen direction with respect to a reference line on the laser's support system....

20060085993 - Folding framing square: A folding framing square comprising a body, a tongue and a body extension is disclosed. The tongue and the body extension are pivotally attached to opposite ends of the body. The tongue and the body extension may be folded into a closed position forming a small rectangular easily carryable unit....

20060085994 - Movable-type flatness measurement apparatus: In a flatness measurement apparatus, a sensor unit having a flatness-detection sensor is slidable along the linear guide rail. A support system supports the linear guide rail such that the linear guide rail is rotatable in a horizontal plane, whereby a surface of a wafer stage to be measured is...

20060085995 - Device for measuring circularity and cylindrical shape: The invention provides a circularity and cylindrical shape measuring device that can decrease the measurement errors generated due to the weight of a measured workpiece. A circularity and cylindrical shape measuring device (10) is configured such that a rotation axis of a rotary table (30) is positioned on a leg...

20060080847 - Line marking means: The line marking means comprises of a channel with an ink feeding system and an overflow control system in fluid connection with the channel which also functions as the ink applicator. The ink feeding system comprises of a reservoir that contains an ink to be delivered into the channel through...

20060080848 - Wheel blade sight: The invention is a single unit archery bow sighting device which contains the front and rear sight reticles and mounts on the riser of all types of archery equipment. The rear sight is pivotally mounted reticles of blade wheel type construction with a plurality of sight blades providing a plurality...

20060080850 - Guidance light generating unit for power tool: The invention relates to the provision of a light generating unit which can be used to generate one or more guidance lines, typically via laser generating means mounted within the same. The unit is mounted on a power tool such that the guidance line or lines which are generated, lie...

20060080849 - Self-leveling laser alignment tool and method thereof: A self-leveling laser alignment tool and method thereof which provides a laser beam in a substantially truly level or plumb orientation are disclosed. Magnetic attraction is used to compensate for leveling errors of an approximately or partially leveled pendulum platform that is suspended from a flexible suspension element having a...

20060080851 - Process for monitoring measuring device performance: The disclosed embodiments relate to calibrating a measuring device by comparing a set of master measurement data against a set of current measurement data. Adjustments are made to the measuring device based on the difference between the current measurement data and the master measurement data....

20060080852 - Surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus: The present invention provides a surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus that can move a probe relative to a workpiece within an orthogonal X-Y plane while employing a relatively inexpensive construction. In the surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus (1), the probe (6, 7) and a driving unit (4) for driving the...

20060080853 - Device for cutting and marking a metal cable: Device for cutting and marking a metal cable Device for cutting and marking a metal cable (16), comprising means (12, 18) for cutting the cable (16) and marking means (20) for marking the cable (16) with a mark at a predetermined distance (d) from the cutting plane (C), cutting and...

20060075645 - Method and apparatus for mapping the trajectory in the subsurface of a borehole: An apparatus for determining the orientation of a borehole at a point along the borehole, includes a tiltmeter for measuring the inclination of the borehole relative to the vertical, a vector magnetic sensor for measuring the amplitude of the component of the Earth's magnetic field along the axis of the...

20060075646 - Vehicle compass system with continuous automatic calibration: The compass system of the present invention utilizes an improved calibration routine in which a processing circuit of the compass recalibrates the compass each time three data points are obtained from a magnetic field sensor that meet predetermined criteria. One such criterion is that the three data points define corners...

20060075647 - Deer aging tool: A deer aging tool that comprises a set of three-dimensional simulated deer jaw templates that accurately depict the wear patterns of deer's teeth for deer ages one-and-a-half years through eight-and-a-half years is disclosed. The templates are full-scale in size and accurate in color and weight. Each template includes easy to...

20060075648 - Device 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 member. The apparatus disclosed herein can be positioned on a human head, using the methods disclosed herein, to determine the...

20060075649 - Shingle lay: The shingle lay is a tool for aligning Shingles. It is a long corrugated extruded piece of aluminum. It has two ribs that rise vertically. The front rib is one inch from the front and the second is one half inch from the back. It allows many shingles to be...

20060075650 - 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 means, a main body, the main body having a first surface contacting the fastening means, and a...

20060075651 - Cap's n dip's for dummies: Cap's N' Dip's for Dummies would solve the age old problem of mixing up battery cables and fluid portals resulting in premenet and expensive damage to motor vehicle engines. At a glance the lay consumer would be able to locate fluid reservoirs, access portals and identify the negative and positive...

20060075652 - Anatomical measuring display apparatus: A method and apparatus is disclosed for calculating cup and band size for a brassiere comprising the steps of obtaining an under-the-bust measurement indicative of band size and a bust measurement indicative of cup size. If the under-the-bust measurement is even, then the apparatus increases the band size by a...

20060075653 - Tape rule housing structure: The outer surface of a tape rule proper of an improved tape rule housing structure is adhered with a leather or fibrous cloth using a binder so that the user is easy to grip without the worry of slipping, and also contributes to enhancing visually appealing look of the tape...

20060070249 - Tool for efficient setting of grading height: This invention relates generally to a tool for setting grading heights and more particularly to a tool for rapid and efficient measurement of grading heights between adjacent or opposing edges. Briefly stated, the preferred embodiment of the present invention consists of two grading pins spaced apart from each other and...

20060070250 - Measuring device: Measuring device for measuring the path and/or speed of a moving object in relation to a structural component, with a measuring wheel (20) and with a rotary encoder (10), such that the measuring wheel (20) is coupled to the encoder shaft (16) of the rotary encoder (10) at a precise...

20060070251 - Line-marking device with rotatable laser: A line-marking device with rotatable laser disclosed in the present invention comprises a laser rotating and locating system including a fixing member and a rotating member, one of which has a gear-shaped component, and the other member of which has a component that can be engaged with the gear-shaped component,...

20060070252 - Ruler with rubber/plastic composition: A ruler for school children comprises a plastic molded frame and an insert affixed to the frame. The insert preferably has a resilient rubber composition which extends through openings in the frame and projects above the viewing surface to provide a measuring scale and tactile gripping elements....

20060070253 - 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) is connected through elastic means (19), and magnet means (46) for damping vibrations of the stylus (14)...