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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:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel T Adams, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John Littleboy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew G Butler, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
DWBH Ventures Ltd., Nassau, BS;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33392 ; 33391 ;
Abstract
A plumb bob includes an asymmetrical device 22 and the bob weight 20. The asymmetrical device 22 includes a plug 20 which can be received in a cavity 24 of the bob weight 20. Appropriate material such as solder or an adhesive is selected for securing the asymmetric device 22 and the bob weight 20 in a manner that causes the center of gravity of the asymmetric device 22 to be aligned with that of the bob weight 20.