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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:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
May. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
George Mauro, Salem, NH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/600 ;
Abstract
A goniometer comprising a rotor and a support base having therebetween three or four balls or rollers constrained to follow arcuate paths to provide rotation of the rotor, relative to the support base, about an axis of rotation external to the rotor, the balls being constrained to be spaced apart in at least two dimensions to ensure a three point spaced contact with the rotor and the support base.