Digital inclinometer

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1996-05-31

1998-06-09

Bennett, G. Bradley

Geometrical instruments

Indicator of direction of force traversing natural media

Level or plumb, terrestrial gravitation responsive

333482, 33379, G01C 906, G01C 934

Patent

active

057618186

ABSTRACT:
An inclination measuring apparatus including a level for measuring the inclination of an object; an LED for creating an image of the level; and a photodiode array for sensing the image of the level and for generating a level signal representative of the inclination of the apparatus is disclosed.

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U.S. Digital, product brochure--T2 Optical Inclinometer (Tilt Sensor), 4 pages 1996.
Advanced Orientation Systems, Inc., 6 Commerce Drive--Suite 2000, Cranford, NJ 07016-3515; product brochure--Dual Axis Inclination Sensor DX-045D-045 Improved Resolution Version, 1 page, no date.
Advanced Orientation Systems, Inc., 6 Commerce Drive--Suite 2000, Cranford, NJ 07016-3515; product brochure--Dual Axis Inclination Sensor DX-008D-045 Low Profile High Sensitivity Version, 1 page, no date.
Advanced Orientation Systems, Inc., 6 Commerce Drive--Suite 2000, Cranford, NJ 07016-3515; product brochure--EZ-Tilt 1000, 2 pages, Mar. 1996.
Advanced Orientation Systems, Inc., 6 Commerce Drive--Suite 2000, Cranford, NJ 07016-3515; product brochure--EX-Tilt 1000, 7 pages, no date.
The Fredericks Company, 2400 Philmont Avenue, P.O. Box 67, Huntingdon Valley, PA 1906-0067; product brochure--Tilt Sensor, as seen in Machine Design Jul. 27,1 995, copyright 1995 by Penton Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 44414--5 pages, 1995.
Applied Geomechanics Incorporated, 1336 Broomer Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, product brochure--500--Series Geodetic Tiltmeters, 700--Series Tiltmeters and Tilt-Sensing Systems; 800--Series Engineering Tiltmeters, and 900--Series Biaxial Clinometers, 4 pages, 1995.
Humphrey, a Subsidiary of REMEC, 9212 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, California; product brochure--Measure any Angle Pendulums with Potentiometric Output . . . , 4 pages, no date.
Cline Labs, Inc., 2501 West Behrend Drive--Suite 5, Phoenix, Arizona; product brochure--Angular Measurement System, 4 pages, no date.
Spectron Glass and Electronics, Incorporated, 535 Old Willets Path, Hauppauge, NY 11788; product brochure--Sensors for Measurinng Pitch/Roll/Angle/Level, 14 pages, no date.
Spectron Glass and Electronics, Incorporated, 535 Old Willets Path, Hauppauge, NY 11788; product brochure--Two-Axis Electrolytic Tilt Sensor, 6 pages, no date.

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