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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006

Filed:

Dec. 26, 2002
Applicants:

Shuuji Hayashida, Kawasaki, JP;

Kouji Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;

Yuichi Ichikawa, Kawasaki, JP;

Osamu Saito, Kawasaki, JP;

Seigo Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;

Masamichi Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;

Tetsuya Nakadoi, Higashihiroshima, JP;

Masahiko Tachikake, Higashihiroshima, JP;

Takahiro Nakamura, Higashihiroshima, JP;

Masafumi Okamoto, Higashihiroshima, JP;

Yuuzou Hashimoto, Kure, JP;

Inventors:

Shuuji Hayashida, Kawasaki, JP;

Kouji Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;

Yuichi Ichikawa, Kawasaki, JP;

Osamu Saito, Kawasaki, JP;

Seigo Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;

Masamichi Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;

Tetsuya Nakadoi, Higashihiroshima, JP;

Masahiko Tachikake, Higashihiroshima, JP;

Takahiro Nakamura, Higashihiroshima, JP;

Masafumi Okamoto, Higashihiroshima, JP;

Yuuzou Hashimoto, Kure, JP;

Assignee:

Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided is a measuring devicefor measuring the size of an object comprising a body, and a spindlewhich is screwed into the bodyand axially advances and retracts by screwing with respect to the body, the measurement being based on the axial displacement of the spindleeffected by the revolution of the spindle, wherein the spindle is screwed into the bodyvia a multiple-start thread. Therefore, it is possible to displace the spindleat a high speed, which improves the operability of the measuring device.


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