Coating thickness gauge
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1. A method of recording coating thickness measurements, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of coating thickness values with a probe electrically connected to an electronic memory;
recording in the electronic memory the plurality of coating thickness values; and
recording in the electronic memory a plurality of descriptive data, each descriptive data is associated with a respective one of the coating thickness values and provides information concerning the respective one coating thickness value, wherein the plurality of descriptive data are recorded by transforming text entered on a computer screen with an input device into digital data.
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Abstract
A modular coating thickness gauge includes a probe which generates a signal representative of coating thickness, a PCMCIA card connected to the probe for converting the signal into a standard PCMCIA output format, and a portable computing unit for receiving the signal via the PCMCIA card. The gauge allows the on-site user to alternately record coating thickness measurement data and descriptive textual or graphical data relating to each coating thickness measurement.
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1. A method of recording coating thickness measurements, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a plurality of coating thickness values with a probe electrically connected to an electronic memory;
recording in the electronic memory the plurality of coating thickness values; and
recording in the electronic memory a plurality of descriptive data, each descriptive data is associated with a respective one of the coating thickness values and provides information concerning the respective one coating thickness value, wherein the plurality of descriptive data are recorded by transforming text entered on a computer screen with an input device into digital data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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10. An apparatus for measuring a coating thickness, comprising:
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a probe which generates a first signal representative of a measured coating thickness;
anda PCMCIA card connected to the probe and which receives the first signal from the probe, the PCMCIA card including means for converting the first signal into a second signal which is compatible with a standard PCMCIA output format; and
a portable computing unit which includes a PCMCIA port for receiving the PCMCIA card, wherein the portable computing unit includes a touch-sensitive screen, and the portable computing unit receives descriptive data from a user via the screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for measuring and recording coating thickness measurements, comprising:
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a computer screen; an electronic memory;
means for obtaining a plurality of coating thickness values with a probe electrically connected to the electronic memory;
means for recording in the electronic memory the plurality of coating thickness values; and
means for recording in the electronic memory a plurality of descriptive data so that each descriptive data is associated with a respective one of the coating thickness values and provides information concerning the respective one coating thickness value, wherein the plurality of descriptive data are recorded by transforming text entered on the computer screen with an input device into digital data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 26, 27, 28, 30)
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42. A method of recording coating thickness measurements, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a plurality of coating thickness values with a probe electrically connected to an electronic memory;
recording in the electronic memory the plurality of coating thickness values; and
recording in the electronic memory a plurality of descriptive data, each descriptive data is associated with a respective one of the coating thickness values and provides information concerning the respective one coating thickness value, wherein the plurality of descriptive data are entered by touching a touch-sensitive computer screen that includes an electronic pictorial representation of a coated article.
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43. An apparatus for measuring and recording coating thickness measurements, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive computer screen;
an electronic memory;
means for obtaining a plurality of coating thickness values with a probe electrically connected to the electronic memory;
means for recording in the electronic memory the plurality of coating thickness values; and
means for recording in the electronic memory a plurality of descriptive data so that each descriptive data is associated with a respective one of the coating thickness values and provides information concerning the respective one coating thickness value, wherein the plurality of descriptive data are entered by touching the touch-sensitive computer screen including an electronic pictorial representation of a coated article.
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