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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850406 | Method for setting working origin and machine tool for implementing the same A method for setting a working origin for a rotary tool in contact with a work piece to be machined, having: applying to a main spindle which holds the rotary tool, with a tip of a cutting edge of the rotary tool in contact with an outer surface of the work piece fi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7424773 | Eyeglass lens processing apparatus An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a hole forming portion that includes a hole forming tool which forms a hole for attaching a rimless frame in an eyeglass lens; and breakage detector that detects whether or not the hole forming tool is broken. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7409262 | System and method for generating milling codes A system for generating milling codes includes a plurality of personal computers (10), a database (14), and an application server (12). The application server, connected between the personal computers and the database, includes a circular hole h... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7356895 | Machine tool Machine tool furnished with: a table (20) free to swivel about a horizontal swivel center axis, and having a table body (22) for carrying a workpiece, and an axially rotatable rotary shaft (23) disposed with the axis of the rotary shaft (23 | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331739 | Method for machining workpiece A wear amount of a working tool T during the machining of a workpiece is estimated during the machining, and a positional command generated in accordance with a predetermined machining program is sequentially corrected during the machining based on the estimated wea... | 02/19/2008 |
| RE40082 | Coated inserts for rough milling Coated milling insert has a WC—Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of κ-Al2O3 ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306412 | Rotary milling cutter and milling method using the same technical field An end mill 10 is a tool for milling a metal block such as a metal mold and is placed in a machine tool such as a milling machine when in use. The end mill 10 is used to provide a rotary milling cutter and a milling method using the same, in which it i... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301497 | Stereo display for position sensing systems A method for display of radar data includes performing a first radar scan to obtain, for at least one object (24), a first range reading, a first azimuth reading, and a first altitude reading. A second radar scan is then performed to obtain, for the at least ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287939 | Method for controlling relative displacements of a tool against a workpiece Relative movements of a tool and a workpiece are controlled by moving a tool axis in all spatial dimensions for the material-removal machining of the workpiece to produce a desired target contour of the workpiece by a sequence of relative movements along a tool traj... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270505 | Cutting and beveling tool A cutting tool and mounting system includes a tool carrier arranged to be mounted onto a workpiece, a cutting tool assembly carried by the tool carrier, and a tracking assembly connected to the cutting tool assembly and positioned to follow the contour of an outer s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7237989 | Milling method used for producing structural components A milling method is for producing milled structural components of materials that are difficult to machine by chip-cutting. A milling tool with a tool radius is rotationally driven about an axis of the milling tool to ensure a central rotation thereof, whereby a refe... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207108 | Process for producing a turbine blade or vane In a process for producing a turbine blade or vane, providing a casting mold for casting the turbine blade or vane, the casting mold including a blade or vane platform and a main blade or vane part, and a position of the main blade or vane part relative to the blade... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7114894 | Key cutting machine and method A key cutting machine for cutting a notch pattern on a key blank is disclosed. The key cutting machine comprises a pair of cutting heads and a clamp mechanism. Each cutting head includes a cutting wheel having an edge and an alignment structure mounted behind the cu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112018 | Automatic position-locking tool carrier apparatus and method An automatic position-locking tool carrier apparatus and method include a carriage that rides on a first rail and a second rail translatably connected to the carriage perpendicular to the first rail. Pinion gears that engage with the two rails are attached to the ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112017 | Method and apparatus for machining a blank from all directions In a method of machining a blank from all directions using at least one machine tool, such as a milling machine, production of the ready-to-use, measured component which is controlled and classified with regard to quality, such as a turbine blade, occurs in as few s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107886 | Production of disc components A disc component for a gas turbine engine is produced from a workpiece by a sequence of machining operations. During the machining operations, the workpiece is supported by a fixture engaging support surfaces. The workpiece remains secured to the fixture throughout ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101126 | Cutting force detection method and machining control method and apparatus based on detected cutting force End-mill machining control method and apparatus in which cutting forces tangential and normal to tool motion are detected and machining is controlled based on the detected cutting force values. A primary component Ft and motion axis components Fx, Fy of a cutting fo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082349 | Machining apparatus for machining a workpiece to reproduce a model shape A machining apparatus capable of easily machining a workpiece to reproduce a shape of a machining model or with alternation of a scale in a scanning or profiling direction. A non-contact displacement gauge is fixed to one surface of a tool rest, and a tool to the ot... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077607 | Key cutting machine A key cutting machine for the cutting of keys includes a spindle adapted to be driven rotatably about an axis thereof. The spindle has an axially extending throughbore. A milling cutter is selectively mountable in the throughbore for corotation therewith. A carriage... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077179 | Cordless power tool and multi-purpose workstation system A workstation, a cordless power tool and workstation system, and a method of installing a cordless power tool on a workstation for operation are disclosed that allow handymen and professionals to use a wide variety of cordless power tools as intended or convert them... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070369 | Apparatus capable of positioning a key blank relative to cutting device in multiple operational modes An apparatus for positioning a key blank relative to a key cutter. The apparatus includes a frame having an axis. A carriage assembly is attached to the frame and arranged for movement in a generally axial direction and a generally transverse direction relative to t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070368 | Method for setting a machining feed rate and a machine tool using the same A machining feed rate for machining a workpiece portion to be machined by a machining tool based upon a machining program is set by reading a data of the workpiece portion, by sectionalizing the workpiece portion in an area corresponding to a workpiece shape of the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6966731 | Cutting tool and track guidance system A cutting tool and track system includes a multi-segment track assembly configured to be removably attached to a surface of a workpiece, a carriage assembly configured to ride along the track assembly, a carriage drive mechanism arranged to drive the carriage assemb... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942436 | NC program generating method, NC apparatus, computer memory product, and computer program product An NC apparatus 1 replaces a required machining shape of a workpiece 5 with a predetermined canned machining cycle depending on a specification of machining conditions including a machining start point, a machining end point, and the size of an end mil... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943314 | Method for producing a double-sided Rabies I.D. tag A method for making a double sided, metal Rabies I.D. tag with an electronic engraving machine capable of inscribing data on both sides such as one side of the I.D. tag has inscribed personal contact information along with the name of the pet, and the other side has... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908265 | Method of machining workpieces having straight surface recesses In a method of machining a first and a second surface recess in a workpiece, the workpiece has a longitudinal axis and a first local Cartesian coordinate system. The machine tool has a longitudinal axis and a second local Cartesian coordinate system, the first and s... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905293 | Machine tool for the production of base structures for false teeth The invention relates to an automatic machine tool, for the production of base structures, for false teeth, in particular, for tooth crowns and/or tooth bridges of exact three-dimensional shape. Said base structures may be fixed to prepared natural and/or artificial... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6832876 | Machine tools A machine tool 10 to fashion objects from blocks of material having a material-remover 16 able to move in at least two degrees of freedom and having the material 18 controlled by processing circuitry. The processing circuitry 18 determine... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6824336 | Method for controlling cutting machine A cutting machine control determines a required stock-removal amount from a work for each of sections into which a tool path is divided, and feeds the rotating cutting tool at a speed that is controlled according to the required stock-removal volume so that the rota... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6767583 | Coated inserts for rough milling Coated milling insert has a WC—Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an inner layer of TiCxNy with columnar grains followed by a layer of κ-Al2O3 ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6676344 | Methods and apparatus for machining workpieces In a method for machining a workpiece, and for identifying a sequence of steps for machining a workpiece, a final shape required for the whole or part of the workpiece (is identified at 34), a three dimensional envelope shape is generated around the requi... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6632053 | Method of directing the movement of a tool as part of a process to remove material from a block of material A method of guiding a tool for machining a work piece of a material block, the material-removing work portion of the tool being guided to move along a first guide path while a further point on the axis of the tool, which is located at a distance from the ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6491482 | Milling method A milling method is provided in which a finished part of any desired contour is milled from a blank of any desired contour by the milling tool being guided on a continuous, spiral guide path from the blank continuously to the finished part. In this case, ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6478515 | Inscribing system A system and method for inscribing an item is provided. The system includes a housing having a door, an inscriber, and a support. The inscriber is disposed in the housing and is operable to inscribe the surface of an item secured in an item carrier. The s... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6449529 | Process for contour machining of metal blocks A method of determining machining instructions during machining of a workpiece using a machine having a cutter, the surfaces of the workpiece being defined by a plurality of programmed instructions obtained by trigonometric analysis of the required curvat... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6019554 | Method and system for computer assisted manual machine tool control A computer assisted manual machine tool system and method for milling, turning and grinding uses a computer model of machine objectives and location feedback signals from the tool to control motion switch means enabling and disabling tool motion. The manu... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5908273 | Key duplication apparatus and method In a method and apparatus for duplicating an original key, the keyway and keycode of the original key are measured and duplicated in a preform. The preform used in the duplication process need not include any keyway or keycode prior to the duplication pro... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5727912 | Controller for CNC-operated machine tools A controller for optimization of metal-working on CNC-operated machine tools, includes a first unit for monitoring the torque of the main drive of the machine tool to establish the actual, instantaneous cutting torque, a second unit for setting the rated ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5607267 | Method and apparatus for aligning and cutting single-sided and double-sided keys The present invention relates to the simultaneous duplication of both the bit notch pattern and shoulder position of a master key onto a key blank. The key blank is longitudinally and laterally aligned relative to a key cutter. A master key is longitudina... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5575099 | Method and apparatus for producing signs with prismatic letters and graphic images A method is disclosed for producing signs having raised, prismatic graphic images such as letters, numbers and other graphic images. Initial values for the graphic images are provided, and includes information defining an initial graphic representation fo... | 11/19/1996 |
