Tiltmeter leveling mechanism

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:874345

Hunter, Steven L ^[1]; Boro, Carl O ^[2]; Farris, Alvis ^[3]

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1. Livermore, CA
2. Milpitas, CA
3. late of Byron, CA

A tiltmeter device having a pair of orthogonally disposed tilt sensors that are levelable within an inner housing containing the sensors. An outer housing can be rotated to level at least one of the sensor pair while the inner housing can be rotated to level the other sensor of the pair. The sensors are typically rotated up to about plus or minus 100 degrees. The device is effective for measuring tilts in a wide range of angles of inclination of wells and can be employed to level a platform containing a third sensor.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 6370784
• OSTI ID: 874345
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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leveling
mechanism
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orthogonally
disposed
tilt
sensors
levelable
inner
housing
containing
outer
rotated
level
sensor
typically
plus
minus
100
degrees
effective
measuring
tilts
wide
range
angles
inclination
employed
platform
third
wide range
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