DE3683449D1 - Selbstnivellierender sender fuer laserausrichtsystem. - Google Patents

Selbstnivellierender sender fuer laserausrichtsystem.

Info

Publication number: DE3683449D1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: self; alignment system; laser alignment; leveling; transmitter
Prior art date: 1985-10-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

DE8686113954T

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

Theodore J Markley

Gary L Cain

Lawrence J Meyers

Ted L Teach

Joseph F Rando

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Trimble Inc

Original Assignee

Spectra Physics LaserPlane Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1985-10-18

Filing date

1986-10-08

Publication date

1992-02-27

1986-10-08 Application filed by Spectra Physics LaserPlane Inc filed Critical Spectra Physics LaserPlane Inc

1992-02-27 Application granted granted Critical

1992-02-27 Publication of DE3683449D1 publication Critical patent/DE3683449D1/de

2006-10-09 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
- G01C5/00—Measuring height; Measuring distances transverse to line of sight; Levelling between separated points; Surveyors' levels
- G01C5/02—Measuring height; Measuring distances transverse to line of sight; Levelling between separated points; Surveyors' levels involving automatic stabilisation of the line of sight
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
- G01C15/00—Surveying instruments or accessories not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C13/00
- G01C15/002—Active optical surveying means
- G01C15/004—Reference lines, planes or sectors

DE8686113954T 1985-10-18 1986-10-08 Selbstnivellierender sender fuer laserausrichtsystem. Expired - Lifetime DE3683449D1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US06/788,800 US4679937A (en)	1985-10-18	1985-10-18	Self leveling transmitter for laser alignment systems

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE3683449D1 true DE3683449D1 (de)	1992-02-27

Family

ID=25145600

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE8686113954T Expired - Lifetime DE3683449D1 (de)	1985-10-18	1986-10-08	Selbstnivellierender sender fuer laserausrichtsystem.

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4679937A (de)
EP (1)	EP0223043B1 (de)
JP (2)	JPS6295418A (de)
AU (1)	AU591924B2 (de)
CA (1)	CA1273486A (de)
DE (1)	DE3683449D1 (de)

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1985
- 1985-10-18 US US06/788,800 patent/US4679937A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1986
- 1986-08-28 CA CA000517014A patent/CA1273486A/en not_active Expired
- 1986-08-28 AU AU62055/86A patent/AU591924B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1986-10-08 EP EP86113954A patent/EP0223043B1/de not_active Expired
- 1986-10-08 DE DE8686113954T patent/DE3683449D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1986-10-17 JP JP61247263A patent/JPS6295418A/ja active Pending
1992
- 1992-04-10 JP JP1992022820U patent/JP2500659Y2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JP2500659Y2 (ja)	1996-06-12
AU6205586A (en)	1987-04-30
AU591924B2 (en)	1989-12-21
CA1273486A (en)	1990-09-04
US4679937A (en)	1987-07-14
EP0223043B1 (de)	1992-01-15
EP0223043A3 (en)	1989-04-26
JPH0676812U (ja)	1994-10-28
EP0223043A2 (de)	1987-05-27
JPS6295418A (ja)	1987-05-01

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1993-02-18	8364	No opposition during term of opposition
1999-09-16	8327	Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner	Owner name: SPECTRA PRECISION ,INC.(N.D.GES.DES STAATES DELAWA
2002-11-14	8327	Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner	Owner name: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD., SUNNYVALE, CALIF., US
2004-08-26	8339	Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee

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