In-process diameter measurement gage

US10254099B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Gagemaker, LP · US

Inventors

• Jimmy I. Frank · Pasadena, US
• John R. Wolfe, III · Pasadena, US
• Craig Cloud · New Braunfels, US
• Mark Bewley · Lakehills, US
• Kris L. Dawson · Pearland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 2017
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 3, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01B11/105
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An In-Process Diameter Gage comprises a Position Detection Subsystem, preferably an optical switch and trigger, a Dimension Measurement Subsystem, preferably comprising a wheel of known diameter and a rotation encoder, and a Data Processing Subsystem, all configured and arranged to determine a dimensional property of a rotating part, such as diameter.