ROMER "Infinite Rotation" Patent Reaffirmed by USPTO

By DE Editors

September 6, 2007—  ROMER Inc. (North Kingstown, RI) has received notice from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of its intent to issue a second re-examination certificate for ROMER’s U.S. patent concerning the “infinite rotation” feature of its articulated measuring arms. A re-examination certificate confirms the claims of a patent; this notice is the second confirmation from the U.S. Patent office that all the ‘148 patent’s claims are valid. ROMER Inc. is a Hexagon Metrology company that designs and manufactures portable coordinate measurement machines for industrial measurement applications in the automotive, aerospace and general manufacturing applications.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.