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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:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitutoyo Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ; B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33568 ; 33573 ; 33569 ; 33 / ;
Abstract
A levelling apparatus utilizes a control system for obtaining the average plane of an object placed on a mounting member from the coordinates of at least three points in a specified area of the object including points which are not on the same straight line and for instructing supporting system for supporting the mounting member to control the average plane so as to have the desired attitude. In this way, three-dimensional attitude control of the object is enabled.