Patents Assigned to The Fairchild Engineering Company
  • Method and apparatus for dimensionally measuring articles
    Patent number: 4393401
    Abstract: The specification discloses dimensional measurement of articles such as tubing. The edges of the article and an adjacent reference scale are scanned by video camera means. From the relative positions of the edges of the article and the reference scale, the dimension of the article is computed without physically contacting it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Assignee: The Fairchild Engineering Company
    Inventors: Donald L. Gorenflo, William D. Noblit, III