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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110318527 | Structure and Method of Assembly Thereof A method of forming an assembly including a first workpeice having a surface provided with a mortise and a second workpiece provided with a tenon inserted into the mortise joining the workpieces together in which the second workpiece is disposed in a certain orientation... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301742 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF A MACHINING PROCESS A method of determining a desired power level (P) as a function of relative tool to workpiece position, thereby enabling adaptive control advantages that were previously inaccessible for machining, such as bevel gear grinding, from solid applications. Preferably, set po... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110264253 | Forming Vehicle Body Models and Other Objects A computer-implemented method for rapidly forming a vehicle body model includes identifying a vehicle design using a computer. Sectioning data is determined by sectioning the vehicle design into multiple virtual sections using a design program implemented on the compute... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110231003 | Method of Producing Constituent Parts of a Product and Product Made Therefrom A method of producing a set of parts from a panel of material mountable on the worktable of a CNC machine suitably programmable to perform prescribed machining functions on such panel, generally consisting of programming the machine to perform a first set of machining f... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110231001 | Method of Producing a Complement of Parts Required for Assembly of a Product A method of producing a set of parts which may be assembled to form a product generally consisting of programming a CNC machine to selectively execute a first routine to form a set of parts from a first panel of material, and generate a map of the layout of the parts on... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110208346 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME A control apparatus of a machine tool is adapted to detect whether or not an NC program is stopped at an end of a block and whether or not a rotation of a handwheel for a manual pulse generator is stopped and restarted when both a manual pulse mode and a single block mo... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110202166 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF A MACHINE TOOL An apparatus for controlling operational functions of a machine tool, comprising a device for switching on or off a main power supply and at least one device for determining a switch-off time of an operational function of the machine tool in dependence of a selectable c... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110184549 | Machining Tool Control System and Control Method Provided are a control system and a control method by which a part of a continuously written machining program can be easily executed by a machine tool, and operation and the like of the machine tool can be checked. The control apparatus has an input means 102 wh... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110137442 | Method for digitally copying parts of existing stringed musical instruments such as violins, violas, or cellos A process involving first obtaining X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) digital scans of existing stringed instruments. The images obtained from the scans are imported into a computer. Using a suitable software program, the digital scans are converted to Stereolithography (S... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110086328 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL IMPLANT A dental implant may be produced having an organic shape corresponding to the root shape of a tooth the implant replaces. Following atraumatic extraction of the tooth, the implant may be inserted and subsequently graft to the root socket. Features of the implant maximiz... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110049835 | CUSTOM DECORATIVE COVERING FOR BICYCLES AND THE LIKE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF THE COVERING A custom-cut decorative covering, and method of its manufacture, is disclosed, the covering designed to substantially cover at least a frame of a bicycle or similar device without a need for user cutting and/or trimming of the covering. The covering of the invention can... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110040402 | System, Method and Apparatus for Producing Fire Rated Doors The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for producing fire rated doors having added strength, better finishing and low cost manufacturing flexibility. The fire rated doors are made from two panels “sandwiched” together. An optional interior lay... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040401 | System, Method and Apparatus for Producing Fire Rated Doors The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for producing fire rated doors having added strength, better finishing and low cost manufacturing flexibility. The fire rated doors are made from two panels “sandwiched” together. An optional interior lay... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110023672 | Method and Apparatus for Debonding a Submounted Substrate The present invention provides a debonding apparatus, a system comprising such apparatus, and methods for using such apparatus or system for the removal of flexible substrates (14) post-processing without damage to fabricated devices.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110009997 | Syringe assistant A method for producing a Syringe Assistant formed as a Plastic Injection-Molded part, CNC Fabricate, or punch Pressed Fabricated part for various syringe types up to including Aviation, Automotive. Food Injection, Animal Injection, and Medical Injection Syringes, wherei... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100326603 | CORRECTION FOR ASYMMETRICAL BUFFING Methods, apparatus and computer programs for correcting a buff of tread from a crown of a tire, the steps of the method including measuring the distance between the tire crown surface and the belt at each of the plurality of locations; calculating a projected distance b... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100292822 | Method and apparatus for generating control data for controlling a tool on a machine tool The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating control data for controlling a predetermined tool on a machine tool for machining a workpiece clamped in the machine tool from a blank to a finished part. Machining geometry model data of a machining... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100269327 | Multi-Zone Machine Tool System The present disclosure includes a machine tool system having multiple zones. The zones may be areas divided by physical barriers or virtual zones. The zones may include a first zone having a first kinematics arrangement and a second zone having a second kinematics arran... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100268371 | MACHINING TOOL The invention provides a machining tool capable of improving work production efficiency and downsizing the whole machine. In the machining tool having a plurality of spindles 111 and a plurality of tool rests 120, the respective tool rests 120 are d... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100268363 | DIGITALLY-MACHINED SMC DENTAL ARTICLES A dental article is fabricated from an SMC material using three-dimensional data captured from natural dentition to guide a computer-controlled milling machine. The three-dimensional data may include scans of an original tooth structure and a prepared tooth surface to c... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100260569 | Mill bed A mill bed for use in association with a mill includes a base frame, an outer frame and an inner frame. The outer frame is moveably attached to the base frame whereby it is at least partially rotatable around an outer axis. The inner frame is rotatably attached to the o... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100221079 | MACHINE TOOL AND PROCESS FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE The present invention relates to a machine tool and a corresponding process for machining a workpiece by means of one or more tools controlled by means of control data, the machine tool comprising at least 5 simultaneously controllable axes. A control device being suite... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100217416 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CREATING TOOL REFERENCE PLANE An apparatus for calculating a tool reference plane utilizes a machining plane model and an inversed tool model to create a collection of sphere regions having three dimensional grid points as their center, and identifies a nearest point on each of the model planes from... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100204817 | POSTURE CONTROL METHOD AND POSTURE CONTROL DEVICE A posture control method controls a posture of a processing unit by measuring a distance between the processing unit and a process surface of a round pipe to be processed by the processing unit, using four distance measuring units. The method controls a posture about a ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100168894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING A DIE TO YIELD A DESIRED COATING UNIFORMITY In one embodiment, a computer implemented system and method for selecting dimensions of a die is disclosed. The method may include prompting a user to select a coating uniformity required to produce a particular coated product with the die. The user may also be prompted... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100154605 | LATHE, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LATHE CONTROL, AND MACHINING METHOD BY LATHE With the use of a tool (41), first cutting is applied to a work (W), and then second cutting is applied to the work (W) while the tool (41) is transferred in an X-axis direction. Then, an amount of deviation dy between the cutting edge height of the tool (... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100119995 | DENTAL ABUTMENT INCLUDING FILLET Exemplary embodiments relate to a dental abutment and methods of forming the same. The abutment (19) may include a head portion (27) located at an upper end of the abutment and constructed to support a prosthetic tooth replacement and soft tissue adjacent ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100106281 | FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR In a flexible manufacturing system, a control apparatus for a transfer device stores in a memory section thereof correlation information for correlating workpieces (ante-machining workpieces) to be attached to pallets with blank materials contained in blank material bas... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100076583 | Method of Making a Customized Wireless Communication Device A method of making a customized wireless communication device (100) is disclosed. It can include the steps of: inputting (110) customer requirements; generating (120) a checklist of customer requirements; providing (130) an extruded housing w... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100070068 | BIOPOLYMER SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A method of manufacturing a biopolymer sensor including providing a biopolymer, processing the biopolymer to yield a biopolymer matrix solution, adding a biological material in the biopolymer matrix, providing a substrate, casting the matrix solution on the substrate, a... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090325128 | METHOD RELATING TO IMPLANTS, AND A MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM AND A COMPUTER Method according to which an individual implant (19) is modelled taking into account the individual shape of a tooth (2) and/or a hole (6) in a jaw-bone (3).... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090305185 | Method Of Designing Custom Articulator Inserts Using Four-Dimensional Data The present invention provides methods for designing dental articulator inserts from 3d dental data (4d datasets). These 4d datasets may be used directly to provide a jaw motion model suitable for enhanced CAD or, they may be used to derive mathematical expressions that... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090271023 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING PART OF FUEL CELL STACK The present invention realizes an automated system which automatically performs all processes including an inputting process, a bonding process, and a punching process using a robot in manufacturing an integrated part of an MEA and GDLs. Accordingly, with the automated ... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090248188 | SMART MACHINE TOOL LUBRICATION SYSTEM A smart machine tool lubrication system monitors the distance traveled by a motion component in a machine tool. A predetermined amount of lubricant is dispensed at a lubrication point of the motion component when the monitored distance exceeds a first threshold value. T... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090234490 | Smart Machining System and Smart Tool Holder Therefor A smart tool holder is for use with a machine tool platform. The smart tool holder includes a body having a first end and an opposite second end, a processor disposed with the body, and a transceiver disposed with the body and in communication with the processor. The tr... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090228130 | Programming Device And Programming Method A programming device programs a machining control program to be used on a numerical control device for machining an object. A setting unit sets an axial direction of the tool with respect to the data on the machining-target area and sets a deepest position of a tip of t... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090222125 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFORMATION APPARATUS, AND BASE MEMBER, MOTOR, AND INFORMATION APPARATUS If a blank is mistakenly supplied to a precision machining apparatus corresponding to the wrong model, the missupply can be detected early on by a simple method. A method for manufacturing a base member, which is a method for manufacturing ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090222128 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Methods and apparatus for efficiently operating an electronic device manufacturing system are provided. In one aspect, an electronic device manufacturing system is provided, including: a process tool; a process tool controller linked to the process tool, wherein the pro... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090216361 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Production History Information of Pipe or Tube and Method for Producing Pipe or Tube Therewith The production history information management apparatus 100 comprises: machining means 1 for machining an identifier for identifying a pipe or tube in a region of the pipe or tube on which thread cutting is to be performed before an initial production proc... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090204240 | CNC CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION A CNC controller for a machine tool has a read/write device for use with an interchangeable memory unit for storing and loading machine data, it being possible to act on the read/write device using an interchangeable memory unit, and the CNC controller being set up to t... | 08/13/2009 |
