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Assignee: C L BERGER AND SONS Inc
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Filing: 1959-04-30
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Granted: 1963-04-16
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Expires: 1979-04-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Elwin W Davis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 14:15
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C9/00; G01C9/18; G01C9/24; G01C9/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 243 words
IN A HAND LEVEL, A HOLLOW BODY ELEMENT HAVING A TOP WALL, THERE BEING AN OPENING IN SAID TOP WALL, A CLIP ELEMENT SECURED TO SAID TOP WALL OF SAID BODY ELEMENT, A REFLECTOR ELEMENT WITHIN SAID BODY ELEMENT, A SLIGHTING WINDOW ELEMENT AT THE FRONT OF THE BODY ELEMENT, A VIEWING PRIFICED MEMBER AT THE REAR OF SAID BODY ELEMENT, AND FORMING WITH SAID SIGHTING WINDOW A PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, A LEVELING ELEMENT HAVING A BUBBLE AND CONNECTED TO SAID TOP WALL OF SAID BODY ELEMENT, SAID LEVELING ELEMENT BEING DISPOSED OUT OF THE PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, AND BEING VISIBLE BY REFLECTION THROUGH SAID VIEWING ORIFICED MEMBER AND ALSO VISIBLE THROUGH SAID TOP OPENING, SAID CLIP ELEMENT HAVING AN ORIFICE CORRESPONDING WITH SAID TOP OPENING AND THROUGH WHICH SAID LEVELING ELEMENT IS VISIBLE FROM ABOVE SAID LEVEL, SAID REFLECTOR ELEMENT BEING NARROWER THAN SAID SIGHTING WINDOW ELEMENT, SO THAT SAID REFLECTOR ELEMENT REFLECTS AN IMAGE OF SAID BUBBLE AND ONLY PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTS THE PASSAGE OF LIGHT THROUGH SAID SLIGHTING WINDOW ELEMENT AND ALONG SAID PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, SAID BODY ELEMENT HAVING A DOWNWARDLY FACING SURFACE LYING IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO SAID PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, FIRST LEVEL INDICATING LINES DISPOSED ON SAID SIGHTING WINDOW AND VIEWABLE ALONG SAID PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, AND SECOND LEVEL INDICATING LINES DISPOSED ON SAID BODY ELEMENT ABOVE SAID LEVELING ELEMENT; WHEREBY SAID LEVEL MAY BE SELECTIVELY USED AS A SIGHTING LEVEL AND A FIXED SURFACE MEASURING LEVEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 243 words
IN A HAND LEVEL, A HOLLOW BODY ELEMENT HAVING A TOP WALL, THERE BEING AN OPENING IN SAID TOP WALL, A CLIP ELEMENT SECURED TO SAID TOP WALL OF SAID BODY ELEMENT, A REFLECTOR ELEMENT WITHIN SAID BODY ELEMENT, A SLIGHTING WINDOW ELEMENT AT THE FRONT OF THE BODY ELEMENT, A VIEWING PRIFICED MEMBER AT THE REAR OF SAID BODY ELEMENT, AND FORMING WITH SAID SIGHTING WINDOW A PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, A LEVELING ELEMENT HAVING A BUBBLE AND CONNECTED TO SAID TOP WALL OF SAID BODY ELEMENT, SAID LEVELING ELEMENT BEING DISPOSED OUT OF THE PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, AND BEING VISIBLE BY REFLECTION THROUGH SAID VIEWING ORIFICED MEMBER AND ALSO VISIBLE THROUGH SAID TOP OPENING, SAID CLIP ELEMENT HAVING AN ORIFICE CORRESPONDING WITH SAID TOP OPENING AND THROUGH WHICH SAID LEVELING ELEMENT IS VISIBLE FROM ABOVE SAID LEVEL, SAID REFLECTOR ELEMENT BEING NARROWER THAN SAID SIGHTING WINDOW ELEMENT, SO THAT SAID REFLECTOR ELEMENT REFLECTS AN IMAGE OF SAID BUBBLE AND ONLY PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTS THE PASSAGE OF LIGHT THROUGH SAID SLIGHTING WINDOW ELEMENT AND ALONG SAID PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, SAID BODY ELEMENT HAVING A DOWNWARDLY FACING SURFACE LYING IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO SAID PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, FIRST LEVEL INDICATING LINES DISPOSED ON SAID SIGHTING WINDOW AND VIEWABLE ALONG SAID PRINCIPAL SIGHTING AXIS, AND SECOND LEVEL INDICATING LINES DISPOSED ON SAID BODY ELEMENT ABOVE SAID LEVELING ELEMENT; WHEREBY SAID LEVEL MAY BE SELECTIVELY USED AS A SIGHTING LEVEL AND A FIXED SURFACE MEASURING LEVEL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-15 1966-10-15 1967-04-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-15 1970-10-15 1971-04-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-15 1974-10-15 1975-04-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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