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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:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan C. Mangelsen, Charlotte, IA (US);
David N. Bermann, Evans, GA (US);
Assignee:
Genesis Systems Group, Ltd., Davenport, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/25 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/25 ;
Abstract
A robot aligning apparatus includes a pointer which may be connected to either the robot or the tool carried by the robot. The apparatus also includes a stationary post having a sleeve mounted thereon. The robot or the tool with the pointer mounted thereon are moved to a test station adjacent the sleeve and post, and the sleeve is moved upwardly over the pointer to indicate proper alignment.