Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
033761000 |
Specified reel housing feature
| 39 |
033770000 |
Including attachment
| 24 |
033760000 |
Combined
| 22 |
033759000 |
Specified use
| 18 |
033758000 |
With adhesive or securing means
| 13 |
033757000 |
Means to keep tape straight | 3 |
20100024234 | SELF-EXTENDING ELONGATE MEMBER AND USE THEREOF - A measuring device is provided that may be selectively configured between an extended condition and a collapsed condition. The device includes a first member, second member, flexible housing, and securing means. Each member has a proximal end, distal end, and convex surface. The convex surfaces are flexible such that the members may bend about a bending axis of the device and resilient such that the convex surfaces are biased toward their stable convex shape and the device is biased toward the extended condition. The first and the second members are disposed within the flexible housing to form a covered pair having a proximal end and a distal end. The apex of the convex surface of the first member is opposite the apex of the convex surface of the second member when the members are disposed within the flexible housing. The securing means secures the measuring device in the collapsed condition. | 02-04-2010 |
20100293801 | LAYERED BEAM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A new and improved tape rule that increases stiffness and standout length over standard tape rules is disclosed. The tape rule includes a primary rule and a secondary rule, the secondary rule providing increased strength. This invention can provide a variety of benefits, including increased blade flexibility while performing short extension related tasks, increased standout and reduced sag while performing tasks requiring longer extensions, reduced size and weight for tasks requiring the longest extensions and adds the ability to utilize alternate measurement methods or units and built in computational references. | 11-25-2010 |
20110099828 | COMPACT TAPE MEASURE - A compact tape measure is described that includes novel and useful features that allow a spring retractable tape measure to occupy a compact space. Specifically, the tape measure of the invention configures at least one flat coil return spring to be located alongside, and not in the same plane as, a flat coiled tape measure blade, thereby permitting a reduction in the dimension of the tape measure taken along a diameter of the coiled tape blade, and at the same time expanding the width of the tape measure to provide a tape measure with more compact characteristics than tape measures that are elongate and narrow. | 05-05-2011 |
033756000 |
Cord type | 2 |
20090313844 | Measuring device with extensible cord and method - A measuring device generally comprises a base unit housing an extensible cable; the cable including a free end for placement by a user at a point being measured. The base unit, placed in line of sight of the point, includes: a base; a first carriage rotationally attached to the base about a turn axis; and a second carriage rotationally attached to the first carriage about a pitch axis. Servoed motors rotate the carriages to align them with cable path to the point. The turn angle, the pitch angle and the cable length are measured to determine the point's location. A plurality of points determines a surface. The user uses a programmed PDA with a radio to communicate with the base unit. | 12-24-2009 |
20110078914 | MEASURING DEVICE WITH EXTENSIBLE CORD AND METHOD - A measuring device generally comprises a base unit housing an extensible cable; the cable including a free end for placement by a user at a point being measured. The base unit, placed in line of sight of the point, includes: a base; a first carriage rotationally attached to the base about a turn axis; and a second carriage rotationally attached to the first carriage about a pitch axis. Servoed motors rotate the carriages to align them with cable path to the point. The turn angle, the pitch angle and the cable length are measured to determine the point's location. A plurality of points determines a surface. The user uses a programmed PDA with a radio to communicate with the base unit. An alternative embodiment only has a first carriage. | 04-07-2011 |
033771000 |
Specified tape material | 1 |
20100031525 | Measuring Tape With Thermal Deployment and Deployable Structure Comprising Said Measuring Tape - The invention relates to a measuring tape ( | 02-11-2010 |
Entries |
Document | Title | Date |
20080282567 | TAPE MEASURE HAVING MARKING APERTURES - The present application relates generally to tape measures and more specifically is directed to an improved tape measure that defines one or more apertures for allowing a user to precisely mark a measured item. | 11-20-2008 |
20090119941 | Apparatus for Assisting in Installation of a Fence - Disclosed is an apparatus for assisting in installation of a fence covering an area, for example, a garden. The apparatus includes a box and a sheet material housed in the box. The box further includes an opening such that the opening facilitates the sheet material to be withdrawn out of the box. The sheet material includes plurality of equidistant markings disposed along a longitudinal axis of the sheet material. The plurality of equidistant markings serves as indicators for equidistant placement of a plurality of posts of the fence, thereby assisting in correct installation of the fence. In one embodiment, the sheet material includes a biodegradable material. In another embodiment, the sheet material includes a weed-controlling agent. | 05-14-2009 |
20090172964 | Flat and thin tape measure - A tape measure is invented that fits in an auxiliary pocket such as a credit card pocket of a wallet. The tape measure consists of a case that fits in the auxiliary pocket, a rectangular card that fits in the case, and a tape measure ribbon with a width at most half the width of the card. When the tape measure is in the retracted mode, the ribbon is wrapped nicely around the card and the wrapped ribbon is inserted in the case. To extend the tape measure, the wrapped card is removed from the case and the ribbon is unwrapped from the card so it functions as an ordinary tape measure ribbon. In an example given in one embodiment, a tape measure is sized to fit in a credit card pocket, has a thickness of less than the thickness of three credit cards, yet extends to 40 inches. | 07-09-2009 |
20100139110 | MULTI-PURPOSE ELECTRICIAN'S MEASURING TAPE - An electrician's reference device, wherein accurate phase determinations may be simply identified therefrom, and wherein conduit bending measurement calculations may be confidently established, via a quick, consistent, easy and convenient method incorporated into a commonly used tool configuration. | 06-10-2010 |