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Method and apparatus for distance measurement

US7086162B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 2004
Grant dateAug 8, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C15/002
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for measuring physical characteristics includes a beam generator component generating first and second beams at two points. The device further includes a protractor that measures the angle between the beams. The device measures the distances to the two points and with the angle between the two beams, determines a predetermined characteristic, such as the distance between the two points.

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