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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:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
May. 20, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew G Butler, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Edwin A Seipp, III, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kevin J Reeder, Columbus, OH (US);
Blake R Wharton, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian J Bayley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jay Wilson, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wedge Innovations, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33366 ; 33379 ;
Abstract
An inclinometer 20 includes a module 22 which is mounted to a rail 32. The rail 32 has a hollow I-shaped cross-section which affords substantial resistance to torsional and bending loads about the longitudinal axis 34 of the inclinometer 20. The rail 32 and in particular a first end 36 of the I-shaped cross-section includes first and second curves 48, 50 which define lobes which provide a rail design more suitable for gripping and placement by the user.