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Levelling rod, level determining apparatus for said rod, and level determining method

CA 2563983 C · Owner: Zheng, Zheng Dong · Inventors: Ng, Chin Keong; Zheng, Zheng Dong; Zhou, Keliang

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The levelling rod (1) for a level determining apparatus (2) has position indications therealong along expressed by barcode symbols (11 12). At least , some of said barcode symbols are colour barcode symbols the colour serving to , encode said position indications. The barcode symbols can be organised in first and second blocks (12, 11) of barcode symbols each providing a position , indication wherein the length (Ls) occupied along the rod (1) by a first block (12) is smaller than the length (Lb) occupied along the rod by a second block (11), the first blocks thereby providing a finer position indication than the second blocks. The first blocks (12) of barcode symbols can be formed of …

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  • Filed April 29, 2005 and granted February 3, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 29, 2025.
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FiledApril 29, 2005
GrantedFebruary 3, 2015
Term endedApril 29, 2025
Patent numberCA 2563983 C
Classification (IPC)G01C15/06 +1 more

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