US Patent No: 6,925,722
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
Portable coordinate measurement machine with improved surface features
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Aug 9, 2005
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Feb 13, 2003
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10/366,635
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Abstract
A portable coordinate measurement machine comprises an articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm segments include replaceable protective coverings and/or bumpers to limit high impact shock and abrasion as well as to provide an ergonomically and/or aesthetically pleasing gripping location.
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Cited Art
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| 5,510,977 Method and apparatus for measuring features of a part or item | 74 | 1994 | |
| 5,611,147 Three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus | 110 | 1995 | |
| 5,768,792 Method and apparatus for measuring and tube fitting | 89 | 1996 | |
| 5,926,782 Convertible three dimensional coordinate measuring machine | 48 | 1996 | |
| 5,956,857 Mounting device for a coordinate measuring machine | 36 | 1997 | |
| 6,131,299 Display device for a coordinate measurement machine | 101 | 1998 | |
| 6,151,789 Adjustable handgrip for a coordinate measurement machine | 69 | 1998 | |
| 5,978,748 Host independent articulated arm | 92 | 1998 | |
| 6,366,831 Coordinate measurement machine with articulated arm and software interface | 93 | 1999 | |
| D423534 Articulated arm | 62 | 1999 | |
| 6,253,458 Adjustable counterbalance mechanism for a coordinate measurement machine | 46 | 1999 | |
| 6,298,569 Adjustable counterbalance mechanism for a coordinate measurement machine | 45 | 2000 | |
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| 4,301,338 Contact-sensing probe | 39 | 1979 | |
| 4,313,263 Method and apparatus for use in co-ordinate measuring machines | 37 | 1979 | |
| 5,088,046 Mounting for surface-sensing stylus and a method of using said mounting | 130 | 1989 | |
| 5,040,306 Surface-sensing device | 128 | 1989 | |
| 5,084,981 Probe head | 76 | 1990 | |
| 5,146,691 Touch probe | 28 | 1991 | |
| 5,189,806 Method of and apparatus for scanning the surface of a workpiece | 170 | 1992 | |
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| 5,204,824 Method of and apparatus for copy controlling coordinate measuring probe with rotary table | 119 | 1990 | |
| 5,104,225 Position detector and method of measuring position | 54 | 1991 | |
| 5,187,874 Coordinate measuring machine with protected origin point blocks | 137 | 1991 | |
| 6,157,188 Compact, long-range absolute position transducer with an extensible compact encoding | 28 | 1998 | |
| 6,271,661 Absolute position transducer having a non-binary code-track-type scale | 38 | 1999 | |
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| 4,769,763 Control for coordinate measuring instruments | 153 | 1986 | |
| 4,888,877 Articulating head for a coordinate-measuring instrument | 161 | 1988 | |
| 5,251,156 Method and apparatus for non-contact measurement of object surfaces | 141 | 1991 | |
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| 4,571,834 Knee laxity evaluator and motion module/digitizer arrangement | 206 | 1985 | |
| 5,251,127 Computer-aided surgery apparatus | 400 | 1990 | |
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| 4,939,678 Method for calibration of coordinate measuring machine | 57 | 1988 | |
| 5,829,148 Spatial measuring device | 102 | 1996 | |
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| 4,703,443 Device for measuring the shape of a three-dimensional object | 151 | 1985 | |
| 5,174,039 Displacement-measuring apparatus, and static-pressure bearing device for use in the displacement-measuring apparatus | 47 | 1991 | |
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| 4,384,407 Three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus | 33 | 1981 | |
| 4,430,796 Method and apparatus for determining the location of points on a three dimensional thing | 31 | 1982 | |
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| 5,559,600 Apparatus for detecting relative movement | 34 | 1995 | |
| 5,486,923 Apparatus for detecting relative movement wherein a detecting means is positioned in the region of natural interference | 42 | 1995 | |
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| 4,516,327 Touch signal probe | 34 | 1983 | |
| 4,653,011 Method of measuring by coordinate measuring instrument and coordinate measuring instrument | 140 | 1985 | |
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| 5,274,203 "Smart" position transducer system for elevators | 38 | 1993 | |
| 6,435,315 Absolute position reference system for an elevator | 42 | 2000 | |
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| 5,402,582 Three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus | 181 | 1993 | |
| 5,412,880 Method of constructing a 3-dimensional map of a measurable quantity using three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus | 149 | 1993 | |
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| 6,081,339 Method and apparatus for measuring the direction and position of rotating bodies | 26 | 1998 | |
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| 5,283,682 Reactionless scanning and positioning system | 34 | 1992 | |
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| 5,519,393 Absolute digital position encoder with multiple sensors per track | 39 | 1994 | |
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| 5,502,377 Method and apparatus for measuring rotary movement of a shaft | 32 | 1994 | |
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| 5,008,555 Optical probe with overlapping detection fields | 41 | 1989 | |
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| D410477 Industrial robot | 49 | 1998 | |
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| 4,891,889 Apparatus for measure and/or check the position and orientation of characteristic spots or areas in structures, particularly in motor-vehicle bodies | 107 | 1988 | |
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| 4,945,501 Method for determining position within the measuring volume of a coordinate measuring machine and the like and system therefor | 165 | 1989 | |
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| 4,693,663 Robot with articulated arm | 24 | 1984 | |
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| 5,724,264 Method and apparatus for tracking the position and orientation of a stylus and for digitizing a 3-D object | 158 | 1995 | |
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| 5,230,623 Operating pointer with interactive computergraphics | 466 | 1991 | |
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| 5,807,449 Workpiece treating apparatus and method of treating same | 47 | 1997 | |
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| 5,086,401 Image-directed robotic system for precise robotic surgery including redundant consistency checking | 397 | 1990 | |
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| 6,246,200 Manipulator positioning linkage for robotic surgery | 150 | 1999 | |
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| 5,088,055 Coordinate measuring apparatus having a stylus friction compensating means | 119 | 1990 | |
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| D344279 Industrial robot | 40 | 1992 | |
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| 4,904,514 Protective covering for a mechanical linkage | 15 | 1988 | |
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| 5,424,835 High-resolution compact optical sensor for scanning three-dimensional shapes | 47 | 1992 | |
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| 5,909,939 High accuracy coordinate measuring machine having a plurality of length-adjustable legs | 44 | 1996 | |
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| 4,675,502 Real time tracking control for taught path robots | 71 | 1985 | |
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| 4,570,065 Robotic compensation systems | 42 | 1983 | |
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| 5,411,502 System for causing ablation of irradiated material of living tissue while not causing damage below a predetermined depth | 85 | 1993 | |
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| 5,126,736 Position detection encoder having plural light receiving and light emitting elements | 27 | 1990 | |
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| 4,593,470 Portable three dimensional graphics tablet | 106 | 1984 | |
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| 4,338,722 Optoelectronic displacement sensor | 29 | 1980 | |
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| 5,050,608 System for indicating a position to be operated in a patient's body | 331 | 1990 | |
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| 5,268,953 X-ray analysis apparatus including goniometer with angle encoders | 27 | 1992 | |
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| 4,791,934 Computer tomography assisted stereotactic surgery system and method | 499 | 1986 | |
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| 4,679,331 Apparatus and method for determining contour characteristics of a contoured article | 124 | 1985 | |
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| 5,065,013 Optical encoders using transmitted and reflected light detection having complementary output | 35 | 1990 | |
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| 5,259,120 Calibration and measurement device | 98 | 1992 | |
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| D377932 Mechanical digitizing arm used to input three dimensional data into a computer | 70 | 1995 | |
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| 4,937,759 Industrial robot with controller | 66 | 1988 | |
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| 5,189,797 Apparatus for measuring the shape or position of an object | 75 | 1992 | |
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| 4,819,195 Method for calibrating a coordinate measuring machine and the like and system therefor | 168 | 1987 | |
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| 5,430,643 Configuration control of seven degree of freedom arms | 60 | 1992 | |
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| 6,215,119 Dual sensor encoder to counter eccentricity errors | 43 | 1999 | |
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| 4,606,696 Mechanism to determine position and orientation in space | 45 | 1984 | |
| 4,676,002 Mechanisms to determine position and orientation in space | 173 | 1985 | |
| 5,148,377 Coordinate measuring system | 158 | 1989 | |
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| 7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Feb 9, 2013 |
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| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |