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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:
Apr. 23, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfons Ernst, Traunreut, DE;
Assignee:
Johannes Heidenhain GmbH, Traunreut, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33561 ; 33558 ;
Abstract
A multi-coordinate probe includes at least one tracer pin for scanning an object and deflectable in a plurality of coordinate directions upon engagement with the object, and a plurality of sensors for detecting deflection of the tracer pin and having their respective measuring axes intersecting at the scanning pole, defined by the tracer pin.