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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiko Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
MITUTOYO CORPORATION, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/347 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/34707 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scale includes: a substrate; scale gratings that are formed on a face of the substrate and has a plurality of metal gratings at a predetermined interval; and an inorganic transparent member that is provided between the plurality of metal gratings, wherein at least a surface of the face of the substrate is made of a metal, and wherein the scale gratings and the inorganic transparent member are exposed to atmosphere.