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Geometrical instruments January USPTO class patent listing 01/07

20070017106 - 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 of least acceleration sensitivity. The plurality of rotation sensors are mounted in a housing with their sensing... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070017107 - Kwik leads: An improved a tool for aiding in laying a brick wall a set distance from the base wall of a structure, and to confirm the verticality of the brick wall. The tool has an elongated member having a smooth face for contacting a wall of bricks, an end member is... Agent: Ralph H. Dougherty Dougherty / Clements

20070017108 - Telescoping t-square: The telescoping T-square has a crossbar or cross-member and an extendable shaft or leg. The cross-member is a relatively short bar having a pair of parallel runners longitudinally extending across the length of one surface of the bar and a slot defined through the bar between the runners that extends... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20070017109 - Headstack locator assembly for testing magnetic heads: A headstack locator assembly for locating and fixing a headstack on a spinstand and which mitigates the aforementioned prior art limitations. The headstack locator assembly includes a headstack locator received on a fixed locator. The headstack locator connects to a headstack, while the fixed locator is permanently secured to a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070017110 - Surface position measuring method, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method: measuring method for measuring a position of the surface of a substrate, wherein measurement light is obliquely projected onto the substrate surface and the measurement light on that surface is detected and wherein, on the basis of a position of the detected measurement light and a predetected offset, the position... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070017111 - Light reflective and light enhancing tape measure: A tape measure or other measuring surface has an attached pair of light enhancing reflective surfaces in conjunction with the numbers and measurement lines for use with rotating laser light instruments and light enhancement for readability. Reflective and glow in the dark surfaces may also be applied.... Agent: Donald W. Meeker

20070017112 - Measurement stand for holding a measuring instrument: A measurement stand for holding a measuring device (26), in particular a measuring arrangement (26) for measuring the thickness of thin layers, said measurement stand comprising a housing (18) in which a cam follower (23) is guided such that it can be moved up and down and the measuring device... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070011890 - 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 the golden section points that occur along the length of the blades and at the endpoints of... Agent: Charles Fleischer

20070011891 - Template for checking the geometry of shaped and/or bent profiles: The invention relates to a template for checking the geometry of shaped and/or bent profiles having rectilinear sections and bent sections. This template includes a support plate, in which holes are provided, and a superstructure being formed of, for each rectilinear section of the profile, a bracket and at least... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070011892 - Device for measuring the geometry of a wheel axle of a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a device for measuring the geometry of a wheel axle of a motor vehicle, said device comprising a clamping chuck (56) which is provided with clamping jaws (32, 34, 36) and is used to receive a hub of a wheel axle, and a drive for rotating... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070011893 - Applications for radio frequency identification systems: The present invention relates to RFID devices, including handheld RFID devices, and applications for such devices. The devices and applications may be used in connection with items that are associated with an RFID tag, and optionally a magnetic security element. The devices and applications are described with particular reference to... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070011894 - Laser alignment device: A laser alignment device is disclosed according to the present invention, which may emit a laser beam and form one or more reference lines on an object surface. The laser alignment device, comprising a body in which a laser emitter is provided, the body is connected with a base that... Agent: Wallenstein & Wagner, Ltd.

20070011895 - Directional sensor system comprising a single axis sensor element positioned at multiple controlled orientations: A directional sensor system that incorporates a single axis sensor element that is manipulated to a plurality of orientations. The resulting responses of the sensor element at these locations are combined to obtain a measure of orientation of the system. The system applicable for determining orientation of instrumentation within a... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20070011896 - Multi-purpose tool: A multi-purpose tool includes a graduated extension pivotably and lockably connected to a leveling extension. The graduated extension includes graduations for measuring length, angles, pitch, or a combination of these measurements. Angles may also be measured with a graduated disc. The leveling extension includes at least one bubble level for... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070011897 - Ruler with inlay strip: A ruler incorporates a central longitudinal reinforcement strip. The strip has an upper surface which simulates wood grain. A pair of bosses integral with the base are received by openings of the inlay strip.... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070011898 - Cement-based tile-setting spacers and related process: A spacer providing a substantially uniform space between adjacent tiles includes spacer legs extending radially from a common junction. The spacer legs, made from a porous material, are permanently adherable to a tile bonding material utilized to adhere the tiles to an underlying surface, and/or a grout material filling a... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070011899 - 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 direction. The bent beam body has first and second beam layers bonded... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070011900 - Methods and apparatus for cutting baked goods: A template for use in cutting a good contained in a pan enables the baked good to be cut into a plurality of substantially equi-sized pieces. The template includes a substantially planar body including a plurality of first slots and a plurality of second slots. The plurality of first slots... Agent: Jeffrey Scott Mastroianni

20070011901 - Cleaning device for oil dipsticks: A cleaning device for oil dipsticks includes two parts pivotably connected with each other and each part includes clamping portion at a first end thereof and a handle at a second end thereof. A cleaning member is connected to the two handles. The user pivots the two handles toward each... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070006471 - Light-emitting depth cut gauge: A light-emitting measurement device comprises a support body, a slider apparatus, and a light-emitting device. Measurement indicia are provided on a surface of the support body. The slider apparatus is movably attached to the support body. A pointing member of the slider apparatus is movable along a substantially straight longitudinal... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20070006472 - Independent personal underwater navigation system for scuba divers: An underwater personal Inertial Navigation System (INS) that uses linear acceleration and angular velocity sensors to fix the position of a diver in relation to a reference point. The sensor inputs are corrected by other sensors such as pressure or magnetic sensors.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070006473 - Probe head: A probe head includes a feeler, a sensor unit, a CPU, a transmitting stage and a producer of electrical energy for supplying energy to the sensor unit, to the CPU and to the transmitting stage. An electrical signal is triggerable by the sensor unit in response to a deflection of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070006474 - Multiple-bolt insertion tool: A multiple-bolt insertion tool in accordance with the present invention simultaneously inserts bolts into at least two bolt holes arrayed in a workpiece and includes a bolt receiving member and a hold-and-release mechanism. The bolt receiving member includes bolt positioning portions which establish a positional relationship among the bolts that... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070006475 - 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 base with at least first and second rotational degrees of freedom. A pair of the jaws includes... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070006476 - Tape measure with extended standout: A tape measure comprises a main case having first and second sidewalls and a peripheral wall extending between the sidewalls; a flexible tape blade selectively deployable from the case; the tape blade having a generally curved cross-sectional profile when deployed from the main case and having a generally flat profile... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC