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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:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Homer L Eaton, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Paul a Ferrari, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Homer L Eaton, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Paul A Ferrari, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hexagon Metrology AB, Nacka Strand, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/004 (2006.01); G01B 5/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a coordinate measurement apparatus includes an articulated arm having a first end and a second end with at least a first arm segment and a second arm segment therebetween. Further, the apparatus can comprise at least one ball and socket joint connecting the first arm segment to the second arm segment, with the ball and socket joint including a ball member and a socket member, and a measurement probe attached to the first end of said articulated arm.