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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:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
May. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Shuji Hayashida, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiko Tachikake, Kure, JP;
Yuji Fujikawa, Kure, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A digital displacement measuring instrument detects a displacement of a spindle by an encoder and then displays the displacement on a digital display unit. With an imaginary base line centered along an axial direction of an outer circumference of a sleeve, a millimeter graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle in millimeters is provided on one side, and the inch graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle is provided on the other side.