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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2005
Applicant:
Simon Eliot Mcadam, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Simon Eliot McAdam, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Renishaw PLC, Gloucestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/347 (2006.01); G01D 5/244 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for determining angular alignment of a readhead with respect to a scale. The apparatus comprises a scale and readhead. The readhead has at least one sensor which produces an output which is dependent on the angular alignment of the readhead relative to the scale.