Geometrical instruments inventions 09/06

20060207113 - 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 aspect of the present invention, a template for column placement can include a frame, at least one pivotal column engagement scaffold coupled...

20060207114 - Drafting compass: The invention relates to drafting equipment and, more particularly, pertains to a new and improved drafting compass for use with brittle or delicate surfaces. The drafting compass includes an arm rotatable about a bearing axis or axis of rotation. An instrument block is selectively securable along the length of the...

20060207116 - Alignment quality indicator: An alignment tool includes a base, a column, and a ball. The base is manufactured from a material with a high material density and includes a crosshair. The column is machined out of an optical transparent material and is attached to the base. The ball is positioned within the column...

20060207115 - Laser alignment for ion source: An apparatus and method for aligning a laser beam in an ion source. A mounting member has a first end, a second end, and an axis. An awl is positioned on the axis and operably connected to the first end. A biasing member is arranged to urge the awl along...

20060207117 - Posture monitoring and correcting device, system and method: A posture-checking device includes a reference-datum locating member including a reflective surface and at least one datum indicia which is movable with respect to a display device to setup the reference-datum locating member to provide an indication of proper posture for a specific user. The reference-datum locating member reflects a...

20060207118 - Surgical depth instrument: A depth gauge for measuring the depth of a hole in a bone is disclosed having a digital readout for providing the measurement to a surgeon. The depth gauge has a probe with a tip inserted into and positioned proximate to the depth the hole, and has a reference member...

20060207119 - Surgical depth instrument: An instrument for measuring the depth of a hole in a bone or other tissue electronically, and for providing a convenient display of information relating to the depth. The surgical depth gauge comprises a probe insertable into the hole with an indented hook for positioning the distal end of the...

20060201005 - Bow sight precision angle adjustment mounting bracket: A precision adjustable pivot mounting bracket is attached between an archery bow sight assembly and a riser of the bow. A small screw with closely spaced threads threaded through a plate on one side of a pivot contacting a bearing in the plate on the other side of the pivot....

20060201006 - Handheld optical distance measurement device: A handheld measurement device of an embodiment of the invention includes a distance measurement engine and an angular position measurement engine. A controller controls the distance measurement engine and associates an elevation, azimuth position, or relative angular position from the angular position measurement engine with distance measurements taken from the...

20060201007 - Method and apparatus for machine element control: A method of monitoring the location, and the orientation of a machine element, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling the operation of the machine include a robotic total station and a plurality of targets in known positions relative to the machine element. The total station, located at a known location...

20060201008 - Prism pole: A direct reading prism pole has a tubular housing having an open top, a flange at the open top, a conical bottom portion for wedging the tubular housing into ground soil, a height-adjustable rod partially inserted into the tubular housing and having an outer diameter just less than an inner...

20060201009 - Construction layout and angle measurement tool: A construction layout and angle measurement tool includes opposite working sides having unique indicia for establishing angles from side edges or corners of building materials. When used with a reference line, and when attached to the workpiece, the tool allows site layout and evaluation by only one person. The tool...

20060201010 - Method for measuring a program-controlled machine tool: A method for measuring a program-controlled machine tool using a measuring sphere. According to this method the measuring sphere having known dimensions is positioned on a machine part. A sensing element installed in the machine is moved to a selected initial position in which it is located approximately 10 mm...

20060201011 - Foot tilt angle measuring method, method of selecting shoe or insole for shoe method of manufacturing shoe or insole for shoe, and foot unit tilt angle measuring device: In a foot inclination angle measuring method of the present application, the shape of a foot 10 is measured in three dimensions. And, based on three-dimensional data on the measured shape of the foot 10, a two-dimensional cross section 30 of the foot 10 orienting in a front-rear direction, which...

20060201012 - 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 the arm with respect to the casing and a transducer for providing signals depending on the position of...

20060201013 - Tape measure device and method of manufacturing blade therefor: A tape measure device has an elongated blade with a central concave-convex segment with at least one planar segment adjoining edgewise the central concave-convex segment to form a junction that extends substantially along the entire length of the elongated blade. During formation of the blade the junction is annealed to...

20060196060 - Device and process for alignment of machines, machine parts or other technical articles: The process as claimed in the invention for alignment of machines, machine elements or the like, especially of pipes or hollow cylinders is carried out by means of the pertinent devices such that in one of two measurement phases with the light transmitting and receiving device (20) fixed, rotation of...

20060196059 - Device for graphically showing a schedule: A projection device that graphically shows a schedule, which includes at least one light source adapted to emit a beam of light and an aiming device adapted to receive the beam of light and project the beam of light onto a surface. The projection device produces a plurality of illuminated...

20060196061 - Omnidirectional torpedo level having magnetic mounts and adjustable protractor: An omnidirectional torpedo level composed of non-ferrous material has a central web and parallel side flanges defining a torpedo level geometry. The central web and side flanges define windows within which are mounted vertical and horizontal tubular spirit level elements that permit selective orientation of the side flanges to determine...

20060196062 - Method for calibrating parallel kinematic mechanism, method for verifying calibration, program product for verifying calibration, method for taking data, and method for taking correction data for spatial posturing correction: A calibration method is provided for calibrating a parallel kinematic mechanism that has an end effecter. The method includes setting an adjustment tool attached to the end effecter in predetermined postures in a reference coordinate system by taking coordinates of the posture of the adjustment tool each time the adjustment...

20060196063 - Method and program for leveling aspherical workpieces: The invention provides an aspherical workpiece leveling method for leveling an aspherical workpiece mounted on a tilt correction table. The method comprises three-dimensionally measuring a surface of the aspherical workpiece containing an extreme value; deriving a secondary curved surface from the obtained three-dimensionally measured values to obtain an extreme value...

20060196064 - Device for measuring the roundness of a railroad wheel: The invention relates to a measuring device on at least one rail (4) of a railway track for measuring the roundness (7) of an individual railway vehicle wheel (1) during running (3) thereof on the rail (4) as a difference (8 to 9) of the circumferential radius of the wheel...

20060196065 - Device, method, computer program product, and carrier for indicating at least one of an orbit of, and a deviation from a nominally round surface: A device is provided for measuring roundness of a mechanical object even if the mechanical object performs an orbit movement. The orbital movement and the surface roundness are separated. It is even possible to divide the orbital movement into an x component and a y component. The measurement is accomplished...

20060196066 - Articulating device: Disclosed is a method of moving an articulating mechanism (22,410) for a measuring device, comprising the steps of: releasing two bodies (14,16, 410a,410b) which form the articulating mechanism allowing relative movement thereof; moving one of the bodies with respect to the other until a desired position is reached; and re-constraining...

20060196067 - 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 rest position mechanism comprises a stylus holder with carrying elements and seating elements corresponding to the carrying elements...

20060196069 - Picture frame hardware mounting aid: A device for marking the optimal placement of a picture hanging nail, or the like, on a wall when positioning a picture, or similar object, is disclosed. The inventive device includes a magnetic marking tip for use with smaller picture hanging hardware such as sawtooth hangers, D-rings, triangle hangers and...

20060196068 - Truss stabilizer and spacing apparatus: An apparatus for stabilizing and spacing a second truss to a first truss, wherein each of said first truss and said second truss comprises a top chord and a bottom chord, and wherein said apparatus comprises a frame for spanning the top chords of said trusses, a stop attached to...

20060196070 - Hand tool apparatus and method: The present invention comprises a hand tool for the installation of elongated horizontally overlapping siding on a vertical framework....

20060196071 - Way sensor arrangement for a mechanical component and method for mounting the same: A way sensor arrangement (2) for detecting the displacement of a mechanical component in relation to another component. The way sensor arrangement having a sensor housing (4) that is firmly mounted to a first (gear case 6) of these two components and a sensor carriage (12) that interacts with the...

20060196072 - 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, and wall structure on which a tape measure is mounted for use in cooperation with the base....

20060196060 - Device and process for alignment of machines, machine parts or other technical articles: The process as claimed in the invention for alignment of machines, machine elements or the like, especially of pipes or hollow cylinders is carried out by means of the pertinent devices such that in one of two measurement phases with the light transmitting and receiving device (20) fixed, rotation of...

20060196059 - Device for graphically showing a schedule: A projection device that graphically shows a schedule, which includes at least one light source adapted to emit a beam of light and an aiming device adapted to receive the beam of light and project the beam of light onto a surface. The projection device produces a plurality of illuminated...

20060196061 - Omnidirectional torpedo level having magnetic mounts and adjustable protractor: An omnidirectional torpedo level composed of non-ferrous material has a central web and parallel side flanges defining a torpedo level geometry. The central web and side flanges define windows within which are mounted vertical and horizontal tubular spirit level elements that permit selective orientation of the side flanges to determine...

20060196062 - Method for calibrating parallel kinematic mechanism, method for verifying calibration, program product for verifying calibration, method for taking data, and method for taking correction data for spatial posturing correction: A calibration method is provided for calibrating a parallel kinematic mechanism that has an end effecter. The method includes setting an adjustment tool attached to the end effecter in predetermined postures in a reference coordinate system by taking coordinates of the posture of the adjustment tool each time the adjustment...

20060196063 - Method and program for leveling aspherical workpieces: The invention provides an aspherical workpiece leveling method for leveling an aspherical workpiece mounted on a tilt correction table. The method comprises three-dimensionally measuring a surface of the aspherical workpiece containing an extreme value; deriving a secondary curved surface from the obtained three-dimensionally measured values to obtain an extreme value...

20060196064 - Device for measuring the roundness of a railroad wheel: The invention relates to a measuring device on at least one rail (4) of a railway track for measuring the roundness (7) of an individual railway vehicle wheel (1) during running (3) thereof on the rail (4) as a difference (8 to 9) of the circumferential radius of the wheel...

20060196065 - Device, method, computer program product, and carrier for indicating at least one of an orbit of, and a deviation from a nominally round surface: A device is provided for measuring roundness of a mechanical object even if the mechanical object performs an orbit movement. The orbital movement and the surface roundness are separated. It is even possible to divide the orbital movement into an x component and a y component. The measurement is accomplished...

20060196066 - Articulating device: Disclosed is a method of moving an articulating mechanism (22,410) for a measuring device, comprising the steps of: releasing two bodies (14,16, 410a,410b) which form the articulating mechanism allowing relative movement thereof; moving one of the bodies with respect to the other until a desired position is reached; and re-constraining...

20060196067 - 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 rest position mechanism comprises a stylus holder with carrying elements and seating elements corresponding to the carrying elements...

20060196069 - Picture frame hardware mounting aid: A device for marking the optimal placement of a picture hanging nail, or the like, on a wall when positioning a picture, or similar object, is disclosed. The inventive device includes a magnetic marking tip for use with smaller picture hanging hardware such as sawtooth hangers, D-rings, triangle hangers and...

20060196068 - Truss stabilizer and spacing apparatus: An apparatus for stabilizing and spacing a second truss to a first truss, wherein each of said first truss and said second truss comprises a top chord and a bottom chord, and wherein said apparatus comprises a frame for spanning the top chords of said trusses, a stop attached to...

20060196070 - Hand tool apparatus and method: The present invention comprises a hand tool for the installation of elongated horizontally overlapping siding on a vertical framework....

20060196071 - Way sensor arrangement for a mechanical component and method for mounting the same: A way sensor arrangement (2) for detecting the displacement of a mechanical component in relation to another component. The way sensor arrangement having a sensor housing (4) that is firmly mounted to a first (gear case 6) of these two components and a sensor carriage (12) that interacts with the...

20060196072 - 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, and wall structure on which a tape measure is mounted for use in cooperation with the base....