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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Starr, San Jose, CA (US);
James R Punches, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ; G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3317 / ; 3317 / ; 176 / ;
Abstract
An accurately formed straight edge member serves as a track for a carriage movable along the length of an elongated component. Distance measuring devices supported by the carriage engage the adjacent surface of the component by which flatness, bow and twist of the component can be determined.