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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:
Sep. 01, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Kirven, Pomona, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kalman Floor Company, Evergreen, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33533 ; 33 / ; 73146 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to apparatus and methods for measuring height variations on a floor surface to test for floor flatness sufficient for automated high level warehousing applications. An inclinometer mounted on a trolley set to follow a reference line produces signals indicative of the floor profile. A computer samples the sensor output at selected intervals and calculates floor height at the data points relative to a reference level. The floor profile data may be stored for subsequent use or it may be printed to form a plot or graph of the floor profile along the reference line.