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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. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth L Sheehan, Saunderstown, RI (US);
Assignee:
Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co., North Kingstown, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33502 ; 33503 ; 73-101 ;
Abstract
A precision measuring machine, such as a coordinate measuring machine, includes a probe assembly fixed to a movable member of the machine. The probe assembly includes a probe tip. A calibration object is detachably secured to the movable member in fixed relation to the probe assembly. The probe assembly articulates into a position such that the calibration object may be probed by the probe tip to recalibrate the probe assembly.